old skills

I once soled and heeled a pair of boots.

I once started an old Austin A7 using the starting handle.

@the-gravedigger said
I once started an old Austin A7 using the starting handle.

Cursive writing.

i can do long division on paper,
with a pen
no eraser

@rookie54 said
i can do long division on paper,
with a pen
no eraser

I used to be able to understand, transcribe and send Morse code.

I still use a command-line driven word processor.

I used to use Logarithm Tables.

@the-gravedigger said
I used to use Logarithm Tables.

@moonbus said
You needed tables? I did them in my head. Bit out of practice now though. 😆

@the-gravedigger said
LOL seems archaic looking back.

@moonbus said
Yup. I had a monochrome Nokia cell phone for many years, too. It phoned and texted, that was it. Visible pixels in the display. I was quite happy with it, and the battery charge lasted a week. Great for trips abroad. But the service provider technology changed and it wouldn't connect reliably to 4G much less 5G, which are now both widespread in Europe. I sold it to someone el ...[text shortened]... ing to think that that has more computing power than the NASA mainframes which guided the moonshots.

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I did logs, sq roots, exponentials on a slide rule.

It ain't bragging, it's complaining

@divegeester said
6310i

I have 6 of them still; awesome kit.