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Oh definitely, prior to having cheap computers that can compute gigaflops, I would definitely have bought one to do number crunching. The problem is that if I
by tombert 2y ago
Oh definitely, prior to having cheap computers that can compute gigaflops, I would definitely have bought one to do number crunching.
The problem is that if I bought one now, it would simply be a toy and nothing else. That's just a bit more than I'm willing to spend.
- econ 2y agoUpdate it with USB so that it can take input and return results. Hook it up to a cash register for something like an antique store. Ideally one selling small items so that the customer can marvel at the display adding things up.
- tombert 2y agoI also have always wanted one of those mechanical vintage cash registers, for the same reason I have always wanted a Curta. They always seemed like they would be fun to play with. I could probably get one of those cash registers to play with for not a ton of money, but my house isn't huge and it's hard to justify the space.