On 4/15/24 21:03, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote:
Bomar 901b My wife found in my stuff. Is this as scarce at it seems?s,?
My dad had one of those in '72-ish. IIRC he paid just under $400 for it.
It was a complete game-changer. His business sold cotton farming
implements, and Dad said that the ability to calculate the bottom line
without having to go to a desk almost doubled his new-customer sales.
We talk a lot about the technical aspects and advantages of gear like
this, but I think it's difficult to remember just how much effect
mobilization had in everyday life.
Also IIRC, year or so later a TI calculator with more functions, more
digits, and twice the battery life cost about $100
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