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I finished the video I was talking about. Here it is!
I liked that video! Some really good points.I finished the video I was talking about. Here it is!
Dankpods did a good video on old calculators. His channel has nothing to do with CAD.Here's one for the old calculator fans..
I've had this since about 1975 - used a slide rule previously
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I'm guessing that back in the day, like my Adler, that cost some serious cash.My first calculator given to me in about 1973, Sinclair Cambridge, made in England.View attachment 41180
EDIT Wikipedia says £32.95 in 1973 which is £400 nowI'm guessing that back in the day, like my Adler, that cost some serious cash.
This hits home. I taught myself BASIC when I was little and DOS was the main OS in PCs. I since learned several other languages eventually. I had a few starts/stops on 3d printing, once I had a reliable printer, I self taught myself CAD. Alibre enabled me to really make stuff to fix or resolve issues around the house. Been finding I love CAD more than programming these days. I do tinker with other design apps, but Alibre is what I pick for complicated stuff that needs exactness.I'm going to be doing a video on why I think more people should learn (at least the basics of using) CAD. I'm going to relate it to learning the basics of computer programming, as was done in the 80s and 90s when a lot of math textbooks also taught Microsoft BASIC.
One of my biggest arguments is the amount of 3D printers making it into average homes these days, and how similarly to having your own woodshop, knowing how to use CAD could assist you in fixing problems around the house on your own, as opposed to needing to go to the store and buy replacement parts.
So my question to everyone here is: what other reasons would it benefit the layperson to learn the basics of CAD?
They look very futuristic.I actually collect calculators and Sinclair are one of the prioritized brands (along with HP, Texas and Casio)
Here are the crown jewels of the Sinclair machines. Gold plated in the back