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   Carlos E.R. to All   
   Re: Electronic calculators   
   02 Jan 26 22:31:20   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-02 22:06, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 21:57:40 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> And maybe two years later my Canadian cousin handed me down his TI   
   >> 58C. Magnificent calculator, but same problem that actually made me   
   >> fail an exam or two on Uni.   
   >   
   > I had one of those. I loved it so much I wrote an emulator for it as   
   > one of my first Android programming projects.   
   >   
   > Imagine: finally, a “pocket” calculator that you could actually fit in   
   > your pocket ... !   
      
   I wrote a rocket "simulator", from take off to orbit. I don't know where   
   the code is now... used all the memory space.   
      
   I had previously done it on the 57, much more simpler.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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