Re: RPN Calculators

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From: Gregg Townsend
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1989 17:08

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National Semiconductor sold a line of RPN calculators in the mid-70s.  I bought
my first one -- the "Mathematician" -- after watching its price drop from $80
to $20 in less than a year.  I bought another one when they added tactile
feedback keys; that one cost $10, and I still use it.

    Gregg Townsend / Computer Science Dept / Univ of Arizona / Tucson, AZ 85721
    +1 602 621 4325     gmt@cs.arizona.edu     110 57 16 W / 32 13 45 N / +761m

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From: gmt@cs.arizona.edu (Gregg Townsend)
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Subject: Re: RPN Calculators
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