Sinclair ScientificThe Sinclair Scientific calculator was a 12 function, pocket sized calculator, selling for about $100. It was introduced in late 1974 and sold in both kit and assembled forms.Power was supplied by four AAA sized alkaline cells. A common failure mode of these calculators was breakage of the battery contacts, but Sinclair was quick to respond by referbishing any calculator with this problem for free (although you did have to pay the shipping to them). |
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"There is only one nature - the division into science and engineering is a human imposition, not a natural one. Indeed, the division is a human failure; it reflects our limited capacity to comprehend the whole." - Bill Wulf |
