HP 10c

[Valentin Albillo]

(05-25-2018 06:31 PM)Rogier Wrote:  36 years is a respectable age for a calculator, but if it's healthy, who knows how long it can last if taken good care of.

The problem is, no matter how good care you take capacitors will eventually dry out, the LCD display will bleed, and the calc or device (old VHS-C camcorders come to mind) will be dead for all purposes except being used for parts.

That said, proper care does do wonders: I still have one of the very first Sony Discman portable audio CD players which I was presented with in the very early 80's, so it's 35+ years-old right now, and still looks mint and works flawlessly. Same with my extensive calculator collection, digital and analogic cameras, old computers, evey kind of electronic device in fact.

Have a nice weekend.
V.