The Faber-Castell was my slide rule of choice. I had two, the wooden single face style, and then the upmarket. double sided plastic one. If I want to blow a few minds at work I'll bring it out occassionally to upset the younger engineers who have never seen them. But before the slide rule, there was the log tables, and I haven't seen them for a long time, and they never appeared in my kids school book lists either.
I saved a fortune, $200+, for my first HP33, back in 1972?. Currently using a HP39g+. First computing done at Swineburn Institute in Fortran with punch cards and day(s) turn-around times, provided your compiling was correct. My first experience with Basic, was with a machine the size of a fridge. Oh how its changed!
Yup, back in Oakleigh, we had milk and bread delivered by horse drawns carts in the mid to late 50's. I even remember when doctors made house calls!!!
Love the nostalgia threads.
Cheers,
Graeme