One of the first calculators that came out in Japan by Sharp cost 84,800 yen!
Interesting how they mixed the multiply/divide key together.
And it was big enough to use as a weapon.
Via Byonavi.
Posted on 2008/04/08 20:49
Director/代表取締役
登録日: 2006/12/11 11:06
NEET
登録日: 2008/02/17 09:28
Wow, bulky one! Ugly like hell, but would have been cool to own one.
Expensive too... T_T
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
In a mere 30-40 years the world changed forever (at least in terms of technologies)...
In Insanity Hell
登録日: 2008/03/13 03:33
Like computer 10 years ago...from a speed of 200mhz cpu to 3000mhz quad cpu ...technology advance so fast!!! When is the limit to it?!
Architect
登録日: 2007/12/01 20:24
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
登録日: 2007/11/08 03:37
haha, I still remember that my first computer was 486 sx25!!! It's freaking 25mhz!!! I was like 17yrs ago. XD
In Insanity Hell
登録日: 2008/03/13 03:33
Lol 25mhz...that is like gameboy advance...lol
Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium
IT, Programmer, ...
登録日: 2007/04/25 05:14
I had a Commodore 64, at the full 1 MHz! ^^;
Stigmata Martyr
登録日: 2007/04/22 12:13
Student
登録日: 2008/03/30 10:05
well at least it has 2 uses and one of them is hard to find in normal calculators....which is "can be used as a weapon " 0.o
Student
登録日: 2007/11/25 06:34
hmmm, my calculator is about that size. of course much more functions. About 90% functions that I still don't know yet ^^;
Student
登録日: 2007/12/19 16:42
First time I've seen an alarm on a calculator. Wonder if it's there to wake you up after hours of mind numbing number crunching or as a distress signal for when calculations are too complicated. I cannot divide by zero!!!
Student/Freelance Programmer
登録日: 2007/10/31 09:18
Maybe I can fit blades to my abacus! Then I can use it as a weapon too and be an unstoppable calculating warrior~
student
登録日: 2007/11/16 21:18
Make that a skateboard too, it saves you traveling time.
dannychoo.com no aidokusha
登録日: 2007/12/25 23:02
actually there are ppl who prefer big calculators....there is one obaasan in my office that the calculator is 3 times that of that danny display above
i guess its easier to press and look.
Network Admin
登録日: 2007/11/24 04:49
My mom can't use a normal calculator these days. It too hard for her to see what buttons are what and the screen. Kinda funny my parents have to keep their desktop resolution at 800 x 600.
Drama / IT Uni Student
登録日: 2008/02/25 00:44
Woah that's practically £424 pounds! I must say i could buy a decent spec laptop at that price.
Aimless Traveler
登録日: 2007/04/21 21:19
Oh wow. That also reminds me of an old early 80's computer ad I found on the Internet. Back then, an 80MB HDD would cost one a paltry USD4999, or is it a reasonable USD8,500?
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
登録日: 2007/01/25 21:20
My school calculator is cheaper than this, but holds way more functions and can even be used to type out short simple sentences.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Remember it was not the same context back then. ^^
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
登録日: 2007/01/25 21:20
Lol~
Hey, wait. Is it just me or are the numbers on the calculator's screen look like they're drawn from a marker?
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
That looks so funky. Call me crazy but I like old-school fonts. ^^
Photography
登録日: 2007/11/01 15:55
In Insanity Hell
登録日: 2008/03/13 03:33
Back then they thought to be the most advance technology....
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
登録日: 2007/12/04 23:16
Makes me wonder if future generations will see current calculators the same way we see this calculator..
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Well, it's exactly the same as for retro videogames. The youngest ones probably would say stuff along the lines of "Wow, you had to deal with stuff THAT ancient? I pity you!" or "What was that from, the Antiquity or the Middle Ages?" and you to reply with a "Yeah, we were pretty constrained in terms of capabilities but we enjoyed it while it lasted and some still enjoy that because it represents their Golden Age".
People nowadays do not understand the beauty of simple things...
But again I'm just an oyaji~... ^^;
Student
登録日: 2007/08/24 08:01
Unless the way we interact with calculators is changed (brain /teeth / skin implants), I dont think that will happen. Take a look at cellphones. It's possible to make it smaller but why isnt it happening? because it's as small as it can be before humans can't interact with it. I believe some westerners are already having trouble using asian model cellphones with small pads.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Yes indeed. The most amazing part of that is that scientists thought it was hard if not impossible to achieve what we got today and look what we got now. Even if cars do not float in the sky, it's not that bad in such a small span...
Student
登録日: 2008/03/14 23:39
Thats a really weak looking calculator -_- along with that price ? Sorry DO NOT WANT
dannychoo.com no aidokusha
登録日: 2007/12/25 23:02
for all you know it might turn out to be an antique and collector item, and could fetch as much as $100,000 in an auction
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
R-1 in the "Hagane" docking bay
Personal Trooper
登録日: 2007/07/05 20:49
Reminds me of cell phones back then. Had to lug around the equivalent of a car battery. Phones cost more now though, I think.
Student and Miku Guardian
登録日: 2008/03/11 20:11
Logis Of The Adeptus Mechanicus
登録日: 2008/03/12 14:41
Phones ringing, Dude.
(Reference to something - try and find out what... not that difficult)
R-1 in the "Hagane" docking bay
Personal Trooper
登録日: 2007/07/05 20:49
Yeah, got it, but never watched, sorry.
my 14th year of study
登録日: 2007/12/10 19:55
I like the font. You can see how the horizontal line in 4 and 8 can cover the diagonal 1 line. Also the font itself is quite cool. Anyone have the name?
Student
登録日: 2007/12/01 23:47
They were made before the standard 7-segment LCD display was brought in. Before LEDs, even. It almost certainly uses Nixie tubes.
Part human, part student, 100% loser
登録日: 2007/10/22 02:10
I be they used this calculators as weapons during war time... It's expensive coz' it can kill the enemy with just one strike!
In Insanity Hell
登録日: 2008/03/13 03:33
a good way to smack people to death with that calculator!!!
In Insanity Hell
登録日: 2008/03/13 03:33
800 dollar!!!... At lease the number on the screen looked kinda curvy than right now...
Sarariman
登録日: 2007/09/01 11:06
I was going to say exactly that.
Those digits sure look good, if not beautiful, for that kind of device.
Student
登録日: 2007/08/22 13:35
I was expecting to see valves and steam coming out when doing operation.
Part human, part student, 100% loser
登録日: 2007/10/22 02:10
LOL and maybe see cogwheels spinning as well?
Illustrator, Autobot envoy
登録日: 2008/03/24 16:50
Reminds me of one of my old cellphones, which I could also use as a bludgeoning weapon because of its size. :p
maycol in México's North Corner (Tijuana)
Graphic Designer / Illustrator
登録日: 2008/02/13 00:57
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
登録日: 2007/12/04 23:16
Sharp made calculator? I never knew that ^^
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
登録日: 2007/06/11 14:57
my dad has a battery operated casio calculator that's almost 2 decades old now. it's still with us and in working condition. i remember playing with it when i was a kid. ('~')
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Meat Puppet
登録日: 2007/11/04 18:16
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
登録日: 2007/12/04 23:16
Grocery Store Clerk
登録日: 2008/02/09 06:22
A while ago i remember watching a documentary on 70's tech. I pure piece of invation for the time
Artist
登録日: 2008/01/12 03:00
My parents still use that type of calculator, but twice the size ^^; Much2 cheaper though ^^;
Student/Someting/Pharm Tech
登録日: 2007/11/14 02:09
I really like to have an early HP calculator Like the HP 35 or 67.
This is about the size of my HP 50g. A portable calculator with Nixie tubes. Rare indeed.
Student
登録日: 2008/03/08 16:19
thats convenient...it also comes with an alarm clock haha
trying to stay relevant
登録日: 2007/08/18 05:03
Student/Young artist
登録日: 2008/03/11 07:19
That's the size of my current TI-84 calculadora. xD No, it's probably even smaller than a TI-84. But then again, it's not a graphing calculator.. but still the size amazes me.
Student/Young artist
登録日: 2008/03/11 07:19
"World's smallest calculator" my ass. :D
Jedi...in training
登録日: 2008/04/05 09:32
A calculator that size huh? Why not complete the set with a 80's cell phone.
Hikikomori
登録日: 2007/08/22 05:30
Here's a fun fact for the curious: The financial calculator HP-12C is one of the oldest pieces of technology still being produced with very few adjustments.
It's been introduced in 1981. (GOD! almost as old as me!)
college student
登録日: 2007/08/16 02:56
hmmmm.... almost everything back then was big huh? tv remote(size of a brick), calculator(weapon of choice), computers(damn)!!
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Nah, everything is ridiculously small nowadays. XD
college student
登録日: 2007/08/16 02:56
i forgot to add families ahahaha families were big back then huh?
dyne46 in Philippines, Antipolo
Customer Service Representative
登録日: 2008/03/14 01:54
That'll be more effective as a good projectile...
Engineering research
登録日: 2008/03/25 10:24
Looks like the kind of calculator some "senior" accountants might use =P
Qn: Do u place your calculator on the table and poke it with an index finger or thumb it like a blackberry like i do? XD
Programmer
登録日: 2007/02/06 22:29
I was wonder, how would an HTML coding portable machine would look like?
Logis Of The Adeptus Mechanicus
登録日: 2008/03/12 14:41
Labyrinth builder
登録日: 2007/12/04 17:28
It was not very convenient if we had to use it with the arms reversed like in the ad...
Thankfully, ergonomy came ^^
N.E.E.T. aka Hikikomori
登録日: 2007/11/07 18:08
There will be no limit to human evolution until we reach the state of becoming a being of Anti-Spiral (Gurren Lagann).
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
登録日: 2006/12/25 19:17
bulky and ugly as it may seem but that was considered hi-tech back then and it paved way to much better calculators and then eventually computers
New media student
登録日: 2007/12/27 18:30
Nice, but Curta is still my favourite calculator. But I don't own it yet.
