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From: snoopy@ixos.UUCP (Snoopy Schmitz)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: RPN Calculators
Message-ID: <246@ixos.UUCP>
Date: 20 Nov 89 13:39:43 GMT
References: <2148@leah.Albany.Edu> <22400001@hpcvia.CV.HP.COM> <1989Nov13.151208.3559@gdt.bath.ac.uk> <4120@phri.UUCP> <1989Nov15.180141.12383@agate.berkeley.edu>
Reply-To: snoopy@ixos.UUCP (Snoopy Schmitz)
Organization: iXOS Software, Munich, West Germany
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In article <1989Nov15.180141.12383@agate.berkeley.edu> mwm@eris.berkeley.edu (Mike (I'll think of something yet) Meyer) writes:
>In article <4120@phri.UUCP> roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) writes:
><How many TI/Casio/Sharp/Whatever calculators do you know of that
><will still be working 10 years later? 
>
>I expect both of my TIs to be working in 10 years; and they've been
>working for the last 10.

I still own a TI SR-50 which was the predecessor of the SR-51, SR-51A, SR-52
and the TI-5? series.
I bought it in late 1971 for the extortionate price of over 200 dollars
(thats how much these beasts cost at the time here in Germany and dollars
were worth a lot more too. Gasp).

Its still works perfectly, althought the paint came off
the case already. TI had the part no problem. The other problem was the little
piece of foam rubber underneath the keys to protect the sealed contact
plate for the keys. I replaced that with some fabric. No problem. 

I also have a SR 51A (bought in 1976 I think) (still working perfectly) 
and a TI-59 and printer(ca. 1978).
Those were the days when we wrote file systems
for the TI-59 so it would tell us which cards to feed it 
and joined the TI Exchange Users Club. The gang from HP tried NNN
(non normalized numbers) which would fry their printers if you tried to
print them. Aaaah - the joys of reminiscing - its been a while you know.

Compared to those things most modern CASIOs look positively tacky !

I do by the way collect old calculators which people give them to me. I have a
few old HP' s and TI's so if you wish to get rid of yours I would be
happy to give them a new home...one day I will give my Museum
of Wholesome Calculators to my kids - along with my Cromemco Rubber Corp.
Standard Maths Tables (the paint came off the cover of those too) ! 

If you want to donate some calculators or share memories, please
get in touch.

Love,
Snoopy
snoopy@ixos.uucp
uunet!unido!ixos!snoopy
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