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In reply to the discussion: 'Brilliant' Man Who Was An Inventor of the Calculator Dies [View all]BumRushDaShow
(127,271 posts)21. I expect that articles specifically from tech sites vs from AP probably have more details on that.
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No surprise he is from TI. There was a time when HP led pack, now it is TI and Casio, at least as
still_one
Mar 2019
#1
I expect that articles specifically from tech sites vs from AP probably have more details on that.
BumRushDaShow
Mar 2019
#21
(Raises hand) Yeah, I had one of those. I think it was my second calculator.
mahatmakanejeeves
Mar 2019
#25
I'm old enough to remember when the hand-held calculator was new and expensive.
No Vested Interest
Mar 2019
#5
A four-function TI Datamath 2500 was $120 in 1973; that would be about $730 in today's dollars
LongtimeAZDem
Mar 2019
#11
The prices dropped fairly quickly, within a few years, as they quickly became mass produced.
No Vested Interest
Mar 2019
#19
The first time I saw a handheld calculator was when I was in A-school in Memphis in
mahatmakanejeeves
Mar 2019
#26