Lord Arse! 🕹️ Dec 30, 2022
Treated myself to a new calculator for Christmas. Look at the size of it. And yes, it comes with a free felt pen. Handy.
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Let's open it up and take a look at the juicy innards.
Dec 30, 2022 at 6:27pmWeb
Show threadLord Arse! 🕹️ Dec 30, 2022
Looks to be all there, including the felt pen, adaptor and program library. Considering this calculator is from 1977, that's good going.
Show threadLord Arse! 🕹️ Dec 30, 2022
There's a few odds and bobs as well, including a small pamphlet with READ THIS FIRST! on the front. I'll read that later.
Show threadLord Arse! 🕹️ Dec 30, 2022
These program libraries are incredible. Want to calculate planetary motion or the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient? I've got you covered.
Show threadLord Arse! 🕹️ Dec 30, 2022
The calculator itself is an absolute beauty. This thing is 45 years old and it looks brand new.
Show threadLord Arse! 🕹️ Dec 30, 2022
And this is where my testing ends. There was no way I was going to plug the adaptor in so I found a 9V battery and plugged that in. There was a strange hissing sound and a slightly pungent smell. Dodgy caps? Could be.
I think that's where I'll leave it for now! 80085 can wait.
Show threadLord Arse! 🕹️ Dec 30, 2022
I'll tell you what IS wild though. Platignum Penline felt pens were available in the 70s, in fact Platignum no longer exist.
This could indeed be the original pen and what's more, IT STILL WORKS!
Show threadLive, Laugh, LovecraftDec 31, 2022
@LordArse you know what doesn't need batteries? A slide rule.
Show threadTux 🪿Dec 30, 2022
@LordArse ouch :(
Show threadAndyDec 30, 2022
@LordArse Fingers crossed it's an easy fix! 🤞
Show threadJohn HarrisDec 30, 2022
@LordArse Niiiiice
Show thread🕹️🕹️🕹️8/16/32bit 🕹️🕹️🕹️Dec 30, 2022
@LordArse it's a timeless look.
Show threadMy Little PonfarrDec 30, 2022
@LordArse Holy crap, that's beautiful.
Show threadDan Moved to Retro.socialDec 31, 2022
@LordArse Phwoarrrr
Show threadEric VitielloDec 31, 2022
@LordArse Gorgeous!
Show threadColorblind CowboyDec 31, 2022
@LordArse How about the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Show threadDanDec 30, 2022
@LordArse so cool! Hope you can get it working again. Hissing and a pungent smell certainly seems like an electrolytic going to me, should be an easy fix, I would open it up soon though and clean that electrolyte out before it starts corroding things.
Show threadDan Moved to Retro.socialDec 31, 2022
@dan @LordArse This other Dan concurs, check caps first
Show threadjochtaDec 30, 2022
@LordArse ah. Fond memories of that calculator. I have mine boxed still but several keys snapped off and the circuit board eventually failed. I wrote several games for it including a version of space invaders!
Show threadAndreasDec 31, 2022
@LordArse wow the box too