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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@kottke Those are …. Amazing! What a fantastic collection.
@kottke I love how the knobs on the Singer 100% look like spare sewing machine parts.
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I have that Singer and the Dieter Rams' Braun too, but in black <3

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I remember those gorgeous, thick chunky buttons

Absolute acme of industrial design

@kottke sometimes I wish i had time for trivia. Luckily it is outsourced.