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- These are not calculators, but pocket computers. Different markets (one crashed, the other still exists) with different hardware.
- That "AI-generated fake magazine advert" for the VX-4 is glorious.by lysace
- I love these little calculators. How amazing it would be if we could carry a text-only local model with no network access in this format? Kind of like a pocket companion. Not too different from a phone, but a lot cooler nonetheless (with much better typing).by glimshe
- A Casio FX-730P got me through secondary school. Sitting there programming during every lesson instead of paying attention.by qingcharles
- I really enjoy this format. Like reading a story from the authors life. Like you might read in an autobiography.
I don’t think I write this way very often, but I enjoyed reading it.
My takeaway is to write a bit like a journal more often.
by codazoda - I just ordered a Cardputer Adv on a similar interest. I saw the Cardputer Zero is sold out on Kickstarter! I miss my LG Phenom :(by josh-wrale
- I love this, but feedback to the author: the combination of a quirky font and quirky colours make this incredibly hard to read.by nizmow
- Just reminded me of my favorite toy as a kid, the IR-7000 [1]. I convinced myself I was Ethan Hunt riding around on my bike with it in my pocket.
Cool to see this working.
by rglover