This thread about geezers and calculators reminded me of my first calculator. I was about to start analyzing the data for my dissertation and wanted a calculator to help with some post hoc tests after the output from those BMD ANOVAs we got from the CDC-6400 at the computer center. The local K-Mart had a few Summit calculators on display. One, priced at $56, had the four functions and nothing else. It was about 3" X 5" and about 1.25" thick. It had a rechargeable battery and a fake leather carrying case. Another, priced at about $115, looked the same, but it had three little extra buttons up on the top edge (on the 1.25" side) that allowed you to compute a reciprocal, a square, and a square root. It also had a really great feature on the front with those regular function keys; a MEMORY! A very rude and stupid sales clerk, after refusing to answer my questions about the calculators, quoted me a price of $56 for for the model with the extra function keys, so I took him up on it. I used to get such guilty satisfaction when I used that thing; only $56 for such a great tool. I can't believe now that I spent so much of my meager funds on that calculator. Last week, while buying a replacement cartridge for my printer (for $28), I saw and purchased a Casio calculator as a backup. It has 250 functions, including nice stat functions, and cost $8.99. I still have that old Summit stashed away somewhere, but it finally gave out about 5 years ago.
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