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Glamour shots of a collection of vintage calculators (1968-1983). "In a world before iPods and iPhones, calculators were the first aspirational personal electronics." https://kottke.org/23/08/striking-vintage-calculators
Striking Vintage Calculators

From Greg Maletic, glamour shots of his collection of calculators from 1968-1983 (and here). In the 1970s, calculators we

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Aug 11, 2023 at 2:02pmWeb
Show threadUK-Birmingham_UTVAug 11, 2023
@kottke Those are …. Amazing! What a fantastic collection.
Show threadsmays.comAug 11, 2023
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Show threadAnthony SoraceAug 11, 2023
@kottke I love how the knobs on the Singer 100% look like spare sewing machine parts.
Show threadubidefeoAug 13, 2023
@kottke
I have that Singer and the Dieter Rams' Braun too, but in black <3
Show threadClive ThompsonAug 14, 2023

@kottke

I remember those gorgeous, thick chunky buttons

Absolute acme of industrial design

Show threadPeter MerholzAug 14, 2023
@clive @kottke
Show threadClive ThompsonAug 14, 2023

@peterme @kottke

well fair enough

Show threadpeter sibleyAug 14, 2023
@kottke @clive @driscoll
Show threadLucCogZestAug 14, 2023
@kottke sometimes I wish i had time for trivia. Luckily it is outsourced.