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From: jpser@cup.portal.com (John Paul Serafin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Repost of Calculator List
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Date: 25 Apr 91 05:06:50 GMT
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akcs.kevin@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Kevin Jessup) writes:
>I must agree with your statement that the first series
>had "the best quality ever"!  I'd love to see them built
>like that gain!
But would you buy them?   Specifically, would you pay the much higher
cost given the choice of the two units side by side?
What about all the whiners who don't remember or never knew the joy
of being able to replace a mechanical slide rule with an electronic
one for a mere 395 1972 dollars who complain about the exorbitant
249 1990's dollars for a machine that couldn't be had for any price
10 years ago and which will probably take heavy use for long after
it is obsolete.
In addition, the on/off switch on the original series wore out after a 
year or two of heavy use.
John Serafin
(I know lot's of people still have their unmodified 35 that works,
but those switches were a big problem)