BEGIN Japanology Calculators

[Mark]

I second you all,
30 years ago I already realized how simple it was to have slow calculators miss number entry keystrokes, even without much training. These Casio four-bangers are optimized for Ninja-typers :-)
The mechanical aspects remind me of some of the best keyboards I encountered -best in that they allowed really fast typing : the Digital VT220's and the IBM PC-AT's (noisy but very efficient). It's a kind of alchemy involving key spring stiffness, key travel length, key spacing and so on... even the keycaps profile ! everything one doesn't find easily now. Those were the days :-)
Maybe some of you have seen this film from Alain Corneau based on Amelie Nothomb's novel "Fear and Trembling" where Fubuki's character performs impressively on her calculator ? I don't remember if it was a Casio....
Marc