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grumpyprole on Aug 20, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Basic Mechanisms In Fire Control Computers (1953) ...

Yes, in fact even a Harrier Jump Jet was designed with pencils and a slide rule!

nine_k on Aug 20, 2024 [–]

I.suspect they used tabulators and other such mechanical calculation devices, with a higher precision and faster speed than a slide rule.

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