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OT: Is his a real Red Dot? :-), Again Message #1 Posted by XYZT on 23 Dec 2010, 7:05 p.m. I could never imagine that a calculator that Sharp had the sale value. I have one and I see no feature that makes it stand out from other calculators. WORLDS RAREST PROGRAMABLE CALCULATOR Message #5 Posted by Palmer O. Hanson, Jr. on 17 Dec 2010, 10:43 p.m. in response to message #1 by XYZT "I have a PC-1201 in mint condition. It is a nice little device. I struggled with programming it because I didn't have a manual but I eventually figured it out. I paid three dollars for it back in 2005. Perhaps I should hold it and wait for even more appreciation. The bid of $607 does seema little high but I don't have any real insight as to the rarity o the PC-1201 or how many collectors are interested. I do have a HP-41CV in very good condition with manual, carrying case and carton that I purchased in 1998 for two dollars. I also have a mint condition HP-41CX with manual, carrying case, and carton that I purchased in 1999 for five dollars. How does the appreciation of those devices compare with that of the PC-1201? " Good explanation for the green display and this one? Sharp Scientific Calculater EL 5103 S Edited: 23 Dec 2010, 7:10 p.m.

Re: OT: Is his a real Red Dot? :-), Again Message #2 Posted by Chuck on 24 Dec 2010, 1:04 a.m., in response to message #1 by XYZT Well, some of my favorite calculators in my collection ARE Sharps. For some reason the sharp-edged metal accents of the Sharps are enticing, sometimes more-so than the brown plastic HP's that most here go ape over. And, the Sharps aren't all that bad of a calculator. Last week I acquired a Sharp 5500III Computer. Nice little machine for about 1/10 the price of any HP (okay, not any, but most.) Not sure if I'd go to the $200 plateau on one, but still I find them interesting. Edited: 27 Dec 2010, 8:58 p.m.

Re: OT: Is his a real Red Dot? :-), Again Message #3 Posted by Ken Shaw on 24 Dec 2010, 9:39 a.m., in response to message #1 by XYZT I have a more advanced version of this calculator, the EL-9000. It's a great calculator, which cost about $120, circa 1988. I wouldn't pay $200 for it though.

Re: OT: Is his a real Red Dot? :-), Again Message #4 Posted by db (martinez, ca.) on 24 Dec 2010, 1:50 p.m., in response to message #1 by XYZT Victor Toth did a concise little page on this unit, complete with a program example at http://www.rskey.org/detail.asp?manufacturer=Sharp&model=PC-1201

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