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Five times faster than a sliderule (1972) (media.piefed.ca)

submitted 3 months ago by EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca to c/vintageads@sh.itjust.works

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Also weighs less than 14 lbs.

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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Even in 1972, the idea of "you won't carry a calculator with you everywhere" was bullshit.

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[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Sometimes I think about a parallel alternate history where the portable computing device grew out of the calculator not the phone.

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[–] EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca [S] 2 points 3 months ago

"Not as clumsy or random as a phone. An elegant computing device for a more civilized time." - Obi Wan Kenobi

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Adjusted for inflation, this device cost five hundred dollars.

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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

Let me have fun

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[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

did you use a calculator for that

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[–] yakko@feddit.uk 1 point 3 months ago

And how much does the phone they did it on cost? More than $500 I bet

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[–] 7uWqKj@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Back when HP was known for outstanding calculators and not for shitty printers.

[–] DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Here's the entry in the HP museum

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[–] EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca [S] 1 point 3 months ago

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!

We thought you'd like to have something only fictional heroes like James Bond, Walter Mitty or Dick Tracy are supposed to own.

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[–] HamsterRage@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

RPN baby!

RPN.