u/mortycapp

Underwood typewriter, Brooklands Museum.
Apologies for the poor lighting.
What era would this typewriter be from?
I have an idea but would like validation.

A great find on gumtree.
Very good price too, excellent condition.
There are fewer HP12C in the market at the moment, and some of the prices asked are ridiculous.

As I have mentioned in other posts, the keyboard is what lets the DM15L down.
The calculator is very well built, high quality materials, great 2 lines display, faster chip and plenty of memory.
But if no HP15C in good condition are available in the market, the DM15L is a very safe purchase that will last a very long time.

A nice gift from a good friend straight from the USA. New batteries.
The 19B is an amazing machine that features the game changing Solver.
The keyboard is a pleasure to use.
I may just cover the battery door with gaffer tape just in case.

My first computer, shortly joined by a ZX81. Brilliant piece of kit. Still own one today.
The manual though was the best ever BASIC reference and training book at the time.
Well worth getting.
You would buy magazines to input games, I still have some of these.
patience was an art.

This is an amazing machine. Pleasure to use.
Total show off in meetings though.
$550 in 1985 = approx $1,700 2026.
Hello MacBook Pro.

I had high hopes when I bought this 25th Anniversary Edition brand new from HP UK at the time.

I have hardly been using it. The colours are all wrong, the keys feel very plasticky.

I know that RoHS meant that original materials could not be used, but still.

I much prefer using the original HP12C.

Anyone still own one of the Platinum 25th Anniversary?

I have to say that the ergonomics of the modern calculators work for me, but the '80s are so much more compact and lighter.
They got the job done in fewer keystrokes.
Probably fewer features, I have not compared them yet.

Amazing how light and powerful these ‘80s Casio scientific calculators were compared to how large their replacements are today.