Comments on: Desk-top calculators http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/20/desk-top-calculators/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: blast http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/20/desk-top-calculators/comment-page-1/#comment-1053573 blast Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:22:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/20/desk-top-calculators/#comment-1053573 Don't miss the TV ads of the period. Two are available at http://www.archive.org/details/sharp_calculator and http://www.archive.org/details/sharp_calculator_2 -- I love showing these to unsuspecting youngsters. Only eight years later, my dad bought a stack of LED scientific calculators for the family... they were cheap enough to give to every kid. Don’t miss the TV ads of the period.

Two are available at http://www.archive.org/details/sharp_calculator and http://www.archive.org/details/sharp_calculator_2 — I love showing these to unsuspecting youngsters.

Only eight years later, my dad bought a stack of LED scientific calculators for the family… they were cheap enough to give to every kid.

]]> By: Richard C http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/20/desk-top-calculators/comment-page-1/#comment-1053550 Richard C Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:04:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/20/desk-top-calculators/#comment-1053550 This calculator has a Nixie tube display. More info on the model can be found here: http://www.oldcalculatormuseum.com/cas121a.html This calculator has a Nixie tube display. More info on the model can be found here: http://www.oldcalculatormuseum.com/cas121a.html

]]> By: Max http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/20/desk-top-calculators/comment-page-1/#comment-1053544 Max Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:01:05 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/20/desk-top-calculators/#comment-1053544 My dad also had an early electronic calculator costing around $300, with a red LED display. I think it had about six functions. These calculators sold very well among engineers, because they were both a status symbol and a useful tool at work. They were in fact the very beginning of a revolution in electronics (made possible by integrated circuits) that ultimately led to personal computers. My dad also had an early electronic calculator costing around $300, with a red LED display. I think it had about six functions. These calculators sold very well among engineers, because they were both a status symbol and a useful tool at work. They were in fact the very beginning of a revolution in electronics (made possible by integrated circuits) that ultimately led to personal computers.

]]> By: Myles http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/20/desk-top-calculators/comment-page-1/#comment-1053536 Myles Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:33:39 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/20/desk-top-calculators/#comment-1053536 I remember my Dad had an early $300 or so calculator. It was about the size of a regular caclulator, but was very thick and heavy with a red LED display. The cool thing about it was it was portable. The cost was not a problem if it made your job more efficient. I remember my Dad had an early $300 or so calculator. It was about the size of a regular caclulator, but was very thick and heavy with a red LED display. The cool thing about it was it was portable. The cost was not a problem if it made your job more efficient.

]]> By: Remek http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/20/desk-top-calculators/comment-page-1/#comment-1053506 Remek Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:22:15 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/20/desk-top-calculators/#comment-1053506 Ah, yes, I remember the various dedicated calculator stores that sprang up quickly in both strip and larger malls in the early/mid-70's. They were the forerunners of the early personal computer stores, displaying and selling whatever was available in the very early days of consumer computational high(est)-tech electronics. Ah, yes, I remember the various dedicated calculator stores that sprang up quickly in both strip and larger malls in the early/mid-70’s.
They were the forerunners of the early personal computer stores, displaying and selling whatever was available in the very early days of consumer computational high(est)-tech electronics.

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