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On 1/4/2025 7:06 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:06:29 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> In early college, I couldn't afford a real
>> scientific calculator (HP-35).
>> (...)
>> I gave up and bought a Ti SR-10, which was a mistake:
>> <http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/texas_instruments_sr-10.html>
>> I eventually obtained an HP-35 just in time to have the administration
>> temporarily ban the use of calculators during exams.
> 
> Something is wrong with my dates.  The HP-35 was introduced in Feb
> 1972.  I graduated from college in June 1971.  I attended a few months
> of teacher prep classes in late 1971, but don't recall having or
> needing an HP-35 calculator during that time.  There is no possible
> way I could have owned an HP-35 before it was offered for sale in Feb
> 1972.
> 
> It seems that I did something wrong, mangled my dates, faulty memory,
> etc.  That's not surprising for something that happened 54 years ago.
> The problem is I don't know where I made the mistake.  I still have
> both the SR-10 and HP-35 calculators and boxes.  I'll see if there are
> some dates on the paperwork in the boxes.  Meanwhile, please ignore my
> comments related to the HP-35.
> 
> Sorry for the confusion.
> 

I was actually thinking your college years would have predated the 
HP-35, but wasn't sure and was too lazy to look it up.

I remember the day my father brought home a Bowmar Brain.

http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/bowmar_calculators.html

I was a freshman in high school, would have been 1975.