• Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Jueves, 08 de Abril de 2021 a las 08:56 CEST por karl.kleine@... (Karl Kleine)
    Patents of inventions are a regular subject in the discussions about slide rules.So I'm astonished that nobody had already mentioned the canonical form ofmultiple items of some type in English ...

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Miércoles, 07 de Abril de 2021 a las 22:49 CEST por dustyxx@... (paul dorris)
    What about a ‘multiplicity’ ? You could use ‘a stack’ or an overflow or a stack overflow but it’s better to keep the for your RPN calculator collection. D

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Miércoles, 07 de Abril de 2021 a las 21:57 CEST por gv33858@... (Gabriel Vanderdonck)
    A mikado of slide rules.

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Miércoles, 07 de Abril de 2021 a las 19:52 CEST por alanowilliams@... (Alan Williams)
    An approximation of slide rules.

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Miércoles, 07 de Abril de 2021 a las 18:51 CEST por rod@... (Rod Lovett)
    Hello Everyone,Just a few more to keep the pot boiling.  Apologies if I'm repeating any..a burden of slide rules                   for those attempting to downsizea cache of slide rulesa clutter of ...

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Martes, 06 de Abril de 2021 a las 18:36 CEST por joe.herning@... (Joe Herning)
    After hearing "chord" I immediately thought of a "sector" of slide rules (multiple meanings intended).- Joe

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Martes, 06 de Abril de 2021 a las 17:00 CEST por peterhopp678@... (Peter)
    My horribly cynical thought was a “cord” as in pile of firewood or kindling of slide rules, as that might be what happens to the majority ultimately. Perhaps to give ...

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Lunes, 05 de Abril de 2021 a las 20:59 CEST por doctorquinlan@... (Charles Quinlan)
    I love that one.... Why not? It describes, is unique, and covers everyone! ...

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Lunes, 05 de Abril de 2021 a las 20:55 CEST por stefan@... (Stefan Vorkoetter)
    Or make up a new word: A "calcollection" of slide rules. :-)On Tue, 6 Apr 2021 02:24:07 +1000"Andrew Davie" <andrew@taswegian.com> wrote:A “calculation” of slide rules.-- Stefan Vorkoetterhttp://www.stefanv.com

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Lunes, 05 de Abril de 2021 a las 19:33 CEST por wackyvorlon@... (Paul Anderson)
    How about a table of slide rules?

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Lunes, 05 de Abril de 2021 a las 18:55 CEST por andreas.poschinger@... (Andreas Poschinger)
    Pile is good...What about "stack of log logs" ?Happy Easter!AndreasAm 05.04.2021 um 18:08 schrieb meine:

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Lunes, 05 de Abril de 2021 a las 18:24 CEST por andrew@... (Andrew Davie)
    A “calculation” of slide rules.

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Lunes, 05 de Abril de 2021 a las 18:08 CEST por trialero@... (meine)
    IMHO it depends on what type of slide rule user or collector you are.Last month I visited a member of the Dutch Circle for HistoricalCalculating Instruments or a chat and ...

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Lunes, 05 de Abril de 2021 a las 17:36 CEST por hubert@... (Hubert Weikert)
    A stickstack ?Trying to find a specific rule I always feel like searching a needle in a ...Hubert

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Lunes, 05 de Abril de 2021 a las 17:35 CEST por alanowilliams@... (Alan Williams)
    Although, to build on Jerry's suggestion, I wonder if "a logjam" might be more appropriate.

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Lunes, 05 de Abril de 2021 a las 17:34 CEST por mgers34912@... (M Gerstman)
    A cornucopia of slide rules

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Lunes, 05 de Abril de 2021 a las 17:33 CEST por mijjil@... (Matthew Lecin)
    An obsolescence of slide rules.{Mijjil}

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Lunes, 05 de Abril de 2021 a las 17:29 CEST por alanowilliams@... (Alan Williams)
    A redundancy.

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Lunes, 05 de Abril de 2021 a las 17:20 CEST por jerry_mccarthy_uk@... (Jerry McCarthy)
    A Logarithm of Slide Rules?

  • Re: Collective name for sliderules
    Publicado el Lunes, 05 de Abril de 2021 a las 17:19 CEST por louis.gotlib@... (Louis Gotlib)
    A magnitude of slide rules A significance of slide rules Sent directly through the ether