Re: Worlds Smallest Calculator (1970's Sharp) Message #4 Posted by Karl Schneider on 30 Apr 2008, 3:57 a.m., in response to message #3 by Kevin Kitts
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saw a comment somewhere that it was 1972 - but I'm not sure...
Thanks for the YouTube link to the Sharp LC-8. I found many other 1960's and 1970's TV ads to watch -- a few of which I remembered... ;-)
Hmm, I'd think the Sharp calc was a bit older -- say, 1970. It's quite chunky, far bigger than the HP-35 that was released (early?) in 1972. Its price of US$345 for a 4-banger was almost as much as the full-scientific HP-35's $395. The hairstyles, music, and nurse's cap are also a bit more more reminiscent of 1970.
Addendum: Another website says, January 1971. The same ad (and another one for the LC-8) is posted at a few different sites, including YouTube. Check out the display!
-- KS
Edited: 30 Apr 2008, 4:16 a.m. after one or more responses were posted
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