Tressles61 0 Posted May 12, 2010 I have that Navi too. You must get the black croco deployment for that. It really makes the watch IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
no_one 0 Posted May 12, 2010 Anyone else, besides me, actually use a slide rule in high school? I did. There was no such thing as a calculator until about grade 11. Damn, I'm getting old! As for the slide rule on the navi, it's completely useless even if you know how to use it. Slide rules only work when they line up properly & none of the reps do. BTW - here's mine... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc42 0 Posted May 12, 2010 Anyone with a serious need of a slide rule for backup purposes would certainly want a reliable watch too and must be in a high enough paid job to get a gen. The ones on reps are toys, just like the reps themselves. Slide rules can be very accurate and very fast if you know what you're doing with them, unfortunately modern schools don't really teach children to use numbers in their heads, its all calculators and pocket computers. Fakey.... I guess there'll be an 'expert' article from you about slide rules soon, you seem to know as much about them as you do watches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllergyDoc 40 Posted May 13, 2010 My first calculator was a Sperry. I still have it and it still works. I dig it out of the box now and then to show my kids. "Look. This is what I had to work with when I was your age." Now they have ones that show graphs on how to bend time and space. When I got that calculator, my physics teacher wanted to see it. He grinned like a kid at Christmas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc42 0 Posted May 13, 2010 I bought myself a Sharp EL-5101 calculator while I was in school, it was way ahead of anything that anyone else had and was even, wait for it...., programmable. It had a 48 step program store and could use variables, it was just enough to solve quadratics by formula. I still have it and it still works, though it does look a little dated these days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmisgod 0 Posted May 13, 2010 whooaa guy's, hold your horses, this is turning into geekpost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fakemaster 0 Posted May 13, 2010 You can be a dick all you want RC but the rep Navi is wrong. Only an idiot would trust it. But you're more than welcome to prove all of us wring. I suggest you take a long flight over the ocean and test it for us....please.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KBH 7 Posted May 13, 2010 If anybody wants the Cliff Notes version of how to use it. I just ran across Toad's Guide on RWGjr. Toad's Guide to using the Navi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
houndoggie 58 Posted May 13, 2010 Anyone else, besides me, actually use a slide rule in high school? I did. There was no such thing as a calculator until about grade 11. Damn, I'm getting old! As for the slide rule on the navi, it's completely useless even if you know how to use it. Slide rules only work when they line up properly & none of the reps do. BTW - here's mine... That is purdy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 996 Posted May 14, 2010 I meant the rep one. In that case I agree 100%, the rep will put you into a mountainside dede damn quick. Col. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc42 0 Posted May 14, 2010 Amazingly enough, it is possible to agree with fakey 100% However, I've only ever seen it happen in posts where he uses 5 words or less. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
