> I must confess. When I took my first position (here at the
> University of Arkansas), I purchased a used Monroe
> (mechanical calculator) to take with me for personal use. The
> Monroe was smaller and lighter than the Fridens I had been
> used to, but it served me well. It cost me $75 back then, and
> I still have it here in my office, although I admit I haven't
> used it in quite some time.
We HAVE gone through a lot of changes in the last 30 years.
My first calculator was a four-function, no memory, no root key,
unit I bought by catalog from JC Penny for around $150.00.
In the Early 1980s, my calculator (a TI-59) was an inch thick,
cost well over $500.00 (with modules), and was programmable to perform
most standard algebra and trig calculations.
My current calculator (a TI-89) cost $149.00 (in 2000 dollars),
and can do anything from adding up figures to graphing complex calculus
functions.
Of course, in another 30 years, a pocket calculator will
probably have more power and memory than the computer I'm typing this on
(a P4-1500 with 1GB of RAM) and cost less than my TI-89.
<sniff> I'm old!
Rick
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Rick Adams
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Department of Social Sciences
Jackson Community College
Jackson, Michigan
". . . and the only measure of your worth and your deeds will be the
love you leave behind when you're gone." --Fred Small
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