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Re:Everyone should learn the slide rule (2021) by pmoriarty on Sunday April 24, 2022 @01:48PM (#31146378)
"a physical thing, which requires force to slide, and good light to see the details"

I wonder if a slide rule could be made with glow-in-the-dark materials, so it could be read even in poor light.

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Re:Everyone should learn the slide rule (2021) by GeorgeTirebiter on Sunday April 24, 2022 @06:07PM (#31148767)
OK, who's going to make the under-the-scale LED lighting, and a motorized slide and then the number gets displayed in digits in an ambient display under the left bottom stationary part? A 2022 Slide Rule -- Modern Retro-Computing?
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Re:Everyone should learn the slide rule (2021) by huachimingo on Sunday April 24, 2022 @10:02PM (#31150113)
Use phosphorescence. You could extend its half life if you shield and prevent erosion, but it could cost more.
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