Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, January 30, 1992, Page 2B and 3B, Image 10

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Tracie Earwood. University sophomore, plays around
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Calculators put computer power in palm of hand
e can imagine that the original great
rnmds ot our world used lingers or rocks
or sticks, or perhaps even the sun to
calculate their most perplexing computations
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find the ultimate in arithmetic aids the slide rule
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ally what we know as the calculator
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it amazes me, but I really haven't figured out
everything it can do. said Traoe Earwood, a
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'It's only abou! one quarter to an halt inch
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! ve sold at least 10 of them. Egged said
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