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bunnyhero<p>saw this calculator for sale on ebay. it's... quite the thing.</p><p>here's the link if you want it <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/365482867614" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ebay.com/itm/365482867614</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/tags/calculator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculator</span></a> <a href="https://timeloop.cafe/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a></p>
amen zwa, esq.<p>Sally Ride with <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/HP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HP</span></a>-41C <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/RPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RPN</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a>—in space....</p>
Khurram Wadee ✅<p>After looking for a long time, I finally found this <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Sliderule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sliderule</span></a>, which belonged to my late father. Some of you will know that these <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/devices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>devices</span></a> were used, before the advent of digital <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Calculators</span></a>, to perform <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/arithmetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arithmetic</span></a> operations such as <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/multiplication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>multiplication</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/division" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>division</span></a> to about three significant figures, by <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/engineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineers</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Computation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computation</span></a> (1/2)</p>
cthululemon<p>This little mechanical calculator is one of my favorite objects. It came to me with what turned out to be a fouled 10s pin retaining ring; it was a bear to take apart, ‘machine’ a new part, and reassemble. But it works! And I love it! </p><p><a href="https://social.cthululemon.com/tags/CURTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CURTA</span></a> <a href="https://social.cthululemon.com/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a> <a href="https://social.cthululemon.com/tags/MechanicalCalculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MechanicalCalculators</span></a> <a href="https://social.cthululemon.com/tags/ScientificInstruments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificInstruments</span></a></p>
Kilroy_Was_Here<p>I've used a Casio fx-260 all my life. It's always done everything I need it to. My 2nd favorite gadget ever.</p><p>But saw this for 18 bucks today. I thought the all-white look was pretty easy on the eyes, easier to read than the dark look of the fx-260. Went ahead and got it.</p><p>Never had a calculator like this before. Going from the 260 to this feels like going from a Model T to a Space Shuttle.</p><p>I'll probably never use most of the stuff on here, but if I ever need it, it's there!</p><p><a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a></p>
Kilroy_Was_Here<p>The new toy next to the old toy. As far as I'm concerned, the best calculator ever made.</p><p>Bought the original in Kmart, that'll let you know how long I've had it.</p><p><a href="https://dobbs.town/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Artificial Intelligence Has a Math Problem - A.I.’s math problem reflects how much the new technology is a break with computing’s past... - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/technology/ai-chatbots-chatgpt-math.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/07/23/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/ai-chatbots-chatgpt-math.html</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computersandtheinternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computersandtheinternet</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artificialintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/metaplatformsinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metaplatformsinc</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a>(k-12) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/khanacademy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>khanacademy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>e</span></a>-learning <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/openailabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openailabs</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/chatgpt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chatgpt</span></a></p>
Swede’s Photographs<p>Good morning, friends. 🌹🌹🌹</p><p>9 April 2024</p><p>When I was in high school, as I recall, we didn't have battery operated calculators. I'm not sure that they were a thing back then. Hmmm ... I need to look that up. ... Here's what I found out, the first battery operated portable calculator, the QT-8B was marketed by Sharp in mid-1970 (1). It was too large to be considered a pocket calculator and the cost was $495 (2), which is the equivalent of about $4K today. So, as you can imagine, we did all calculations by hand. There were slide rules and I suppose the abacus counts as well. There were mechanical calculators, and we were taught how to use them along with typewriters, in a Business Machines class.</p><p>"I am so old, I entered engineering school with a slide rule. And I left engineering school with a calculator. I can still use a slide rule but it's not a skill you especially need anymore". - Bill Nye</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photographer</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photographylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photographylovers</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/morning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morning</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/flower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flower</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rose</span></a></p>
Altomare<p>Quick Sunday repair: HP 48GX calculator</p><p>It belongs to a colleague and had the usual bad keyboard problem, which requires replacing a rubber strip. It keeps the keyboard membrane pressed onto the motherboard, and it gets loose over time.</p><p>It was a huge pain to take apart, but the result is rewarding 😀</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a> ​</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cstross</span></a></span> some <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> even recommended this shit to me instead if a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laptop</span></a> when I was in school.<br>I told them unless it comes with the same <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> voice as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StevenHawking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StevenHawking</span></a> has I don't want them to ever be allowed to make any technical decision or suggestion in their life!<br>Those things are like <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TexasInstruments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasInstruments</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a>: an absolute <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ripoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ripoff</span></a> given even the shittiest <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Netbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Netbook</span></a> with the abundant <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Z3735F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Z3735F</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SoC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoC</span></a> running <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OS1337" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS1337</span></a> is more versatile.<br>And I literally just started that distro.</p>
cthululemon<p>I'm unreasonably proud of bringing this old calculator back to life. It had a fouled-up tens ring retaining pin that I had *sort* of fixed earlier this year. Now I've actually milled a new one and reassembled it. And it works! It is capable of more maths than I can math!</p><p><a href="https://donkey.social/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>math</span></a> <a href="https://donkey.social/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a> <a href="https://donkey.social/tags/curta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>curta</span></a> <a href="https://donkey.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Joey de Villa 🪗<p>Whoever’s trying to offload this calculator has a future in tech sales.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/sales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sales</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marketing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/calculator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.globalnerdy.com/2023/11/09/i-have-to-respect-this-sellers-title-inflation/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnerdy.com/2023/11/09/i-h</span><span class="invisible">ave-to-respect-this-sellers-title-inflation/</span></a></p>
Tanquist<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gutenberg_org</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wikipedia</span></a></span> <br>I am glad to know who is responsible for these <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>math</span></a> concepts I take for granted. I got my first <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/calculator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculator</span></a> in 7th grade. Our math <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/teacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teacher</span></a> warned us not to rely on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a> because "Sometimes they're wrong!" One of my <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/professors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>professors</span></a> used a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SlideRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SlideRule</span></a> to show the importance of understanding the quantities we're working with rather than blindly accepting the results from a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a>. One <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/typo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typo</span></a> can lead to disaster. I now have my own slide rule.</p>
Sarah Libman<p>Plus, if you don't like the default colours, HP-1973 has seven included themes. Mastodon types might like "Litmus"... Download: <a href="https://sarahkmarr.com/retrohp1973.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sarahkmarr.com/retrohp1973.htm</span><span class="invisible">l</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rpn</span></a></p>
Sarah Libman<p>HP-1973 comes with an awful, awful lot of help. Like a _lot_. Really. Loads. Download: <a href="https://sarahkmarr.com/retrohp1973.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sarahkmarr.com/retrohp1973.htm</span><span class="invisible">l</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rpn</span></a></p>
Sarah Libman<p>Here are the various parts of the HP-1973 window. The ROM map, keyboard and list pane can all be independently hidden or shown. Download: <a href="https://sarahkmarr.com/retrohp1973.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sarahkmarr.com/retrohp1973.htm</span><span class="invisible">l</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rpn</span></a></p>
Sarah Libman<p>Hey lovely Mastodon folk. I've just released an HP-35, HP-45, HP-80 simulator called HP-1973 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the HP-45 calculator. (Free) standalone versions for Mac and WIndows (no need for any Python installation or knowledge) &amp; Python source for Linux. It's been a coding marathon, so it'd mean a lot to me if you could boost this post, so it gets in front of the right people. Download here: <a href="https://sarahkmarr.com/retrohp1973.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sarahkmarr.com/retrohp1973.htm</span><span class="invisible">l</span></a> Enjoy. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rpn</span></a></p>
ℵ₀ 🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️<p>So. I know this is a long shot, but I'm hoping I might be able to find someone in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ottawa</span></a> Metro areas willing to part with one or both of these <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a>... Both of which have been discontinued by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HewlettPackard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HewlettPackard</span></a> 🧮 🤓🥼</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/calculator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mathematician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mathematician</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physicist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physicist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a></p>
Sarah Libman<p>Well... I guess this must mean that I'm almost ready to launch a new (free) simulator of the HP-35, HP-45 and HP-80 calculators with multiple ROM choices, interactive ROM-code listings and decoding, full details of internal values and registers, on-screen keyboard, 1,000s of words of integrated help and explanations... Watch this space.<br>—<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rpn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rpn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a></p>
Sarah Libman<p>I'm 3,000 words into a description of the display decoding logic of the HP-35/HP-45/HP-80 calculators, for the help file of the new simulator I've written. Should be releasing it in the next couple of weeks. Here's a blurry preview, for enticement purposes.<br>–<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/calculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calculators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hp35" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hp35</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hp45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hp45</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hp80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hp80</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a></p>