From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 21:57:40 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
      
   > My father bought a basic calculator during a trip to Britain in the   
   > summer of 1976. I still have it somewhere, but I think it doesn't work.   
   > It ate batteries and was larger than a package of cigarettes.   
      
   I still have ny HP 16C and it works.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-16C   
      
   It was fun leaving it on your desk in hex mode and watch a passerby try to   
   do a quick calculation. Even if it was in decimal mode it was RPN.   
      
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