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Calculator drawer in Internet Archive - nickapos - 01-29-2023 07:20 AM
It seems that there is an initiative in internet archive to preserve digital devices of the past including calculators.
They have presented this in a blog post https://blog.archive.org/2023/01/29/a-calculated-move-calculators-now-emulated-at-internet-archive/
It is a very nice initiative and those calculators are available to run in the browser. There is a variety of calculators supported and they can be found in
https://archive.org/details/calculatordrawer
I thought it might be interesting for some people here.
RE: Calculator drawer in Internet Archive - HP-12C - 01-29-2023 09:49 AM
Excellent initiative and resource, thanks for sharing.
RE: Calculator drawer in Internet Archive - EugeneNine - 01-29-2023 05:39 PM
Everyone always loves the GX and not the SX
RE: Calculator drawer in Internet Archive - John Keith - 01-29-2023 06:06 PM
(01-29-2023 05:39 PM)EugeneNine Wrote: Everyone always loves the GX and not the SX
The SX arguably has a nicer "classic" look but the GX has significant software improvements and language extensions. It does seem odd that they include both the 48GX and 48G+ since they are essentially identical from the perspective of emulation.
RE: Calculator drawer in Internet Archive - Jlouis - 01-30-2023 08:45 PM
The SX Keys is a little bit better, but the G, G+ and GX are superior, IMHO.
I have a SX with black display, a really joy. But unfortunately the heat of summer in my city toasted the display. It's fixable, someday I will send it repair.
By the way, it's a vey nice site.
Cheers
JL
RE: Calculator drawer in Internet Archive - Steve Simpkin - 01-30-2023 11:40 PM
Ars Techica has a brief article on this that was published today.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/count-on-old-school-fun-with-these-new-calculator-emulations/
RE: Calculator drawer in Internet Archive - nickapos - 01-31-2023 04:23 AM
(01-30-2023 11:40 PM)Steve Simpkin Wrote: Ars Techica has a brief article on this that was published today.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/count-on-old-school-fun-with-these-new-calculator-emulations/
I have seen this initiative mentioned in multiple news site. It seems everyone has a sweet spot for their calculators even when they do not spend time talking about them.
RE: Calculator drawer in Internet Archive - EugeneNine - 01-31-2023 03:17 PM
Most news sites need click counts for their ad companies so they will report anything.
I guess I'm partial to the SX over the GX since thats what I own.