Comments on: Calculator blasts from the past http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/calculator-blasts-from-the-past/ education | teaching | math | technology Sat, 17 May 2008 10:12:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Confessing Evangelical » Blog Archive » A graphic example of retro geek chic http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/calculator-blasts-from-the-past/#comment-15397 Confessing Evangelical » Blog Archive » A graphic example of retro geek chic Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:55:22 +0000 http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/?p=1160#comment-15397 [...]   Following a link back from a comment the other day took me to Robert Talbert’s maths-themed blog Casting Out Nines, and in particular his post on calculator blasts from the past. [...] [...]   Following a link back from a comment the other day took me to Robert Talbert’s maths-themed blog Casting Out Nines, and in particular his post on calculator blasts from the past. [...]

]]> By: John H http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/calculator-blasts-from-the-past/#comment-15351 John H Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:51:02 +0000 http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/?p=1160#comment-15351 "Here’s a rare example of a Casio fx7000, from 1985" Wow! That gave me a start. I have that exact calculator (fx7000G) sat right by me on the desk now at work. Got it for my 16th birthday in 1991, and still going strong. Great calculator, even if I don't exactly stretch its capabilities these days. :-) When you say "rare", does that mean that (ahem) it might actually be worth some money? Not that I'd dream of selling it, of course (as people say on Antiques Roadshow)... Somewhere at home I have one of my most treasured possessions from childhood: a Sinclair Enterprise programmable calculator. Was still working last time I looked at it, and I still have the books of programs (ought to use if for calculating my mortgage payments!). “Here’s a rare example of a Casio fx7000, from 1985″

Wow! That gave me a start. I have that exact calculator (fx7000G) sat right by me on the desk now at work. Got it for my 16th birthday in 1991, and still going strong. Great calculator, even if I don’t exactly stretch its capabilities these days. :-)

When you say “rare”, does that mean that (ahem) it might actually be worth some money? Not that I’d dream of selling it, of course (as people say on Antiques Roadshow)…

Somewhere at home I have one of my most treasured possessions from childhood: a Sinclair Enterprise programmable calculator. Was still working last time I looked at it, and I still have the books of programs (ought to use if for calculating my mortgage payments!).

]]> By: Tony King http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/calculator-blasts-from-the-past/#comment-15313 Tony King Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:14:52 +0000 http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/?p=1160#comment-15313 There are many calcultor collectors worldwide - I am one of them!Most collect only the old ones with the red LEDs or blue-green VFDs, but I also collect scientific calcs. I am really looking forward to the rest of this article - Thank you very much for the interviews! There are many calcultor collectors worldwide - I am one of them!Most collect only the old ones with the red LEDs or blue-green VFDs, but I also collect scientific calcs.

I am really looking forward to the rest of this article - Thank you very much for the interviews!

]]> By: jd2718 http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/calculator-blasts-from-the-past/#comment-15307 jd2718 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:47:33 +0000 http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/?p=1160#comment-15307 I have an HP-15C on a shelf in eye-sight. Needs batteries. I should get it powered back up. And what number were those TI's with the red displays that you could turn on by pushing +-*/ all at once? Or was that turn off? I have an HP-15C on a shelf in eye-sight. Needs batteries. I should get it powered back up.

And what number were those TI’s with the red displays that you could turn on by pushing +-*/ all at once? Or was that turn off?

]]> By: Scott Franklin http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/calculator-blasts-from-the-past/#comment-15306 Scott Franklin Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:11:22 +0000 http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/?p=1160#comment-15306 I suppose the TI-Nspire would classify as an extreme outlier on your statistical analysis. I suppose the TI-Nspire would classify as an extreme outlier on your statistical analysis.

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