1985-2008?

[dvandom]

My first "scientific" calculator, a Radio Shack EC-4012, may have finally ceased to function. The 7 key just doesn't work. I'm going to take it home and see if I can tinker it back into shape, but 23 years is a pretty good run for what was a $20 calculator back then. I've had more expensive and fancier calculators since then, but I keep coming back to this, as it's got what I need in a calculator and not much in the way of distracting extras.

The vinyl "book cover" is also stuffed with old cheatsheets dating back to high school chemistry (not to mention the instruction book).

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[grant-p.livejournal.com]

Can you perhaps give it a nice final resting place? My old 286E Zenith Supersport laptop (back when a lapop meant 'may cause legs to fall asleep if you sit it on your lap' as it weighs 20 pounds with battery pack) passed away recently. Interestingly, my university asked if they could have it for a display of computing through the ages they are building on behalf of some museum. They got it, and I've seen it and my old wrist PDA (the kind that you could program in BASIC and had to hook an external tablet to to input anything) in a nice glass case.

It makes me feel really old...my Wordperfect 2.0 and Windows 3.0 'help' key guides are still taped to the keyboard!