Re: advantages of forth over other languages

Robert Spykerman wrote:


> Ok, I'm really curious, you got me baited. I have to ask:
> 
> Tell me about slide rules and raspberry jam, is there some 
> great
> secret I am not aware of?
> 
> I didn't grow up in the era of slide rules but I've got a 
> perfectly
> good one that does logs perfectly well without the aid of jam 
> in any
> shape or form.

The transition from slide rules to pocket calculators happened 
while I was an engineering student (mechanical).  IMHO the only 
value of knowing how to use one is one becomes adept at 
estimating.  I threw mine away the same day I bought my HP-35.

-- 
-Doug

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