Sorry, I need to get this to PG Manney, there

From: PG Manney <manney_at_nwohio.com>
Date: Fri Nov 14 08:23:32 1997

>> Whoops! of course...and didn't they make a calculator or two?
>
>Yes, they made quite a few calculator models. I've only seen one myself.
>My father used it in his engineering work many years ago. I now have it,
>and although it is functional, a friend that I lent it to smashed the case
>up pretty badly by accidentally hurtling it against a cement floor. <s>
>
>It's a PR-100 programmable scientific calculator. It has one of those
>very intense orange displays (I forget what the technology is).
>
>My father says that the engineering firm he worked for used to have tons
>of Commodore equipment around. Mostly mechanical adding machines and
>office furniture. :)
>
>I've been running into far more Commodore furniture recently than
>Commodore computers.

I usta have a Sinclair programmable calculator that ran on a 9V battery,
thus requiring a large bulge in the case that would tilt the calculator away
from the
user when set down. Magnificently intelligent design.

manney_at_nwohio.com
Received on Fri Nov 14 1997 - 08:23:32 GMT