bgrier 🇨🇦 🍁Mar 16

One of the joys of #tax season -- getting to choose which #Retro #Calculator to use. Though I owned a #Sharp #Elsimate back in the day (I was the nerd in high school), all were acquired more recently. I loved the aesthetic of the #TexasInstruments #Datamath (I cleaned/rebuilt the battery compartment), and the #Canon 8-T was a must have (SEXAGESIMAL CALCULATOR) for the time calculation functions. These things were GOLD back when I worked in #TV #broadcasting and had to work out segment times for TV programs, etc.

Edit: Forgot, for the Datamath, also had to design and #3dPrint the name badge as the original was lost before I acquired it. Neat exercise that, fun with miniature paint too!

#Technology #RetroTech #70s #80s

Show threadAaron DavisMar 16
@bgrier I love those things!
Show threadbgrier 🇨🇦 🍁

@Aaron_Davis Yeah, I kinda rediscovered them during the pandemic. Had time to fix some. Were some interesting designs back in the day. I have one from Sharp that has an increment counter switch on it. Not exactly sure what edge-case it was designed for, but there sure were a lot made.

Hard to tell in the photo, but the bottom case is red, with the black front.

Mar 17 at 6:45pmWeb