c/vintageads · by EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca · 31dFive times faster than a sliderule (1972) Also weighs less than 14 lbs. 66 points · 7 comments · view on lemmy.world
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Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 31d
Even in 1972, the idea of "you won't carry a calculator with you everywhere" was bullshit.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 30d
Sometimes I think about a parallel alternate history where the portable computing device grew out of the calculator not the phone.
EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 30d
"Not as clumsy or random as a phone. An elegant computing device for a more civilized time." - Obi Wan Kenobi
7uWqKj@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 30d
Back when HP was known for outstanding calculators and not for shitty printers.
HamsterRage@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 30d
RPN baby!
RPN.
DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 24d
Here's the entry in the HP museum
EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca · 1 pts · 24d
Wow... of course there's an HP calculator museum!
I didn't know it was the first pocket calculator with transcendentals. Very interesting, thanks for sharing the link!