31-07-2021, 10:45 AM
I think the HP35 was over £200 when it first came out c1972. I remember being shown one around then, securely locked down in a cradle. Wondrous device.
I still have a Texas TI-36X Solar on my desk. Doesn't get used that much but sometimes it's more convenient than a spreadsheet or virtual calculator. The base 2/8/10/16 conversions are handy.
The Sinclair products that were really worthwhile, despite tatty engineering, were the ZX80 and ZX81. They kickstarted a whole generation of young computer literate youngsters. They were the cheap and cheerful opposites of the BBC Micro.
I still have a Texas TI-36X Solar on my desk. Doesn't get used that much but sometimes it's more convenient than a spreadsheet or virtual calculator. The base 2/8/10/16 conversions are handy.
The Sinclair products that were really worthwhile, despite tatty engineering, were the ZX80 and ZX81. They kickstarted a whole generation of young computer literate youngsters. They were the cheap and cheerful opposites of the BBC Micro.
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