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Mystery calculator Message #1 Posted by hecube on 7 Sept 2009, 12:59 a.m. Here's what I found in the Johnson Space Center archives: First one is clearly a 48 (pic taken in 1992) Second one: mystery calculator (pic taken in 1992) Third one is clearly a 41 (pic taken in 1985) Any ideas about the second one? Edited: 7 Sept 2009, 11:56 a.m.

Re: Mystery calculator Message #2 Posted by hecube on 7 Sept 2009, 3:07 p.m., in response to message #1 by hecube I also found this shot on Youtube (look at 6:28). Doesn't look like a HP at all (metallic finition, no trapezoidal shape). Any clue as to what it might be? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbOn_1F3oeU

Re: Mystery calculator Message #3 Posted by Dan W on 7 Sept 2009, 3:16 p.m., in response to message #1 by hecube Do you know what mission that second pic is from? If it was Apollo-Soyuz, my money would be on an Elektronika. I believe some of those models had the white with red keys. It looks similar to the MK-54. Just a stab in the dark really.

Re: Mystery calculator Message #4 Posted by hecube on 7 Sept 2009, 3:45 p.m., in response to message #3 by Dan W All three pics are from space shuttle missions. Here's an Elektronika for comparison purposes:

Re: Mystery calculator Message #5 Posted by Walter B on 7 Sept 2009, 4:04 p.m., in response to message #4 by hecube There are different types. Here's a MK-54 for comparison:

Re: Mystery calculator Message #6 Posted by hecube on 7 Sept 2009, 4:30 p.m., in response to message #5 by Walter B Nonetheless, the two astronauts in the pic are americans aboard a space shuttle. I checked TIs of the early 90s and there's no match. I'm thinking it might be a Casio or a Sharp but haven't found any match so far...

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