Re: xcalc in slide rule mode

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From: Naftaly Stramer
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:15

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In article <1eeelhINNk3t@uwm.edu>, anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber) writes:
>In article <BxxLHL.7By@mail.boi.hp.com> stringha@mail.boi.hp.com (Gary Stringham) writes:
>>>an old version of the X Window System xcalc did in fact have an analog
>>>mode that popped up a slide rule, pretty accurate too I hear.
>>Cool!  How do you invoke it?  There is no mention of it in the man page
>
>Try "xcalc -analog".  At least it worked in X11R2, I think.
>Crossposts and followups to comp.windows.x.apps.
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><-:(= Anthony Stieber	anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu   uwm!uwmcsd4!anthony

The man pages I have metioned the -analog option, but trying "xcalc -analog" 
will not work.

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