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On Oct 17, 4:08 pm, "SaPeIsMa" wrote:
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Thomas Heger wrote in news:9g1pg5FcguU1
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Well, I would agree to 'just math and knowing where things are'.

But that 'just math' is quite challenging, if you have only a
handcranked 'computer' with a few k Ram.

And knowing where everything is is difficult, too. Today they have
GPS,
that would help a lot - if installed at the moon.

But without radar and satellite navigation things are VERY di

Are you a complete and utter moron?

How do you think people navigated across open oceans or seas before all
that crap was invented?

How do you think navigators, navigated?

You will deny every aspect of reality to feed your delusions.

I'll also point out that in the 60s there were no handheld calculators
that
did various algebraic and trigonometrical functions.
You had slide rules for 3 meaningful digits and log tables for more
meaningful digits.
And computers were mainframes that had very few real-time applications
where
you could dynamically change the data set on the fly, and immediately
recalculate. Not to mention that their processing speed was slower than a
cheap $5 calculator you pick up at Walgreens or Wal-Mart.

Dollar-Tree Store has 8-Digit Calculators
with Memory Recall and Square Root for...
-you-got-it-!-just-a-buck- One Dollar [$1]
.

I was in Engineering School in the Early seventies.
My Texas Instrument calculator cost me over $1000 at about 40% MSRPl because
I was a "loss leader" sale.
I was not allowed to use during my exams, because it would have been unfair
to those who couldn't afford buying one. Slide rules or Log Tables only.