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Concise Co. of Japan still makes slide rulers albeit only circular ones (https://www.sliderule.tokyo/products/list.php https://www.sliderule.tokyo/products/list
by ararar 3y ago
Concise Co. of Japan still makes slide rulers albeit only circular ones (https://www.sliderule.tokyo/products/list.php https://www.sliderule.tokyo/products/list.php).
One prominent industry that still uses slide rulers is aviation. They use "flight computers".
- twic 3y agoI suppose pilots often have good eyesight and wear gloves, which makes a slide rule easier to use than a calculator with buttons.