When calculators were first introduced in the early seventies, for some reason me and my mate both really wanted one. We pestered our parents for weeks. Both of us were lucky enough to get one for Christmas. This is the one I got:
What an absolute beast it was. Four functions: add, subtract, multiply divide. It weighted half a ton and. The display unit would blink whilst it was thinking and could drain the four batteries in two minutes flat. The novelty soon wore off though. As soon as I'd learned to write 43110 to spell out 'hello' and the far superior 5hi7 for 'shit', that was it. I didn't want to know anymore. What a waste of a christmas present.
Does anyone have a Samsung AddWash Washing Machine?
No. Mrs cafcfan knows better than to leave random bits of washing in the laundry basket (and Karel Fraeye wouldn't fit in the supplementary door anyway). But seriously that's just a silly, pointless gimmick isn't it?
All this high tech stuff comes at a price though. I went to buy a garden trimmer yesterday and they wanted £250 quid for one. I asked the guy what's the score with the high price and he told me it was because it was 'cutting hedge technology'
All this high tech stuff comes at a price though. I went to buy a garden trimmer yesterday and they wanted £250 quid for one. I asked the guy what's the score with the high price and he told me it was because it was 'cutting hedge technology'
When calculators were first introduced in the early seventies, for some reason me and my mate both really wanted one. We pestered our parents for weeks. Both of us were lucky enough to get one for Christmas. This is the one I got:
What an absolute beast it was. Four functions: add, subtract, multiply divide. It weighted half a ton and. The display unit would blink whilst it was thinking and could drain the four batteries in two minutes flat. The novelty soon wore off though. As soon as I'd learned to write 43110 to spell out 'hello' and the far superior 5hi7 for 'shit', that was it. I didn't want to know anymore. What a waste of a christmas present.
When calculators were first introduced in the early seventies, for some reason me and my mate both really wanted one. We pestered our parents for weeks. Both of us were lucky enough to get one for Christmas. This is the one I got:
What an absolute beast it was. Four functions: add, subtract, multiply divide. It weighted half a ton and. The display unit would blink whilst it was thinking and could drain the four batteries in two minutes flat. The novelty soon wore off though. As soon as I'd learned to write 43110 to spell out 'hello' and the far superior 5hi7 for 'shit', that was it. I didn't want to know anymore. What a waste of a christmas present.
You missed out on - 80085 and
You know when you want to ask a question, but you wonder if your stomach can handle the answer?
When calculators were first introduced in the early seventies, for some reason me and my mate both really wanted one. We pestered our parents for weeks. Both of us were lucky enough to get one for Christmas. This is the one I got:
What an absolute beast it was. Four functions: add, subtract, multiply divide. It weighted half a ton and. The display unit would blink whilst it was thinking and could drain the four batteries in two minutes flat. The novelty soon wore off though. As soon as I'd learned to write 43110 to spell out 'hello' and the far superior 5hi7 for 'shit', that was it. I didn't want to know anymore. What a waste of a christmas present.
You missed out on - 80085 and
You know when you want to ask a question, but you wonder if your stomach can handle the answer?
doh.............got it, it took a while. Feckin been a while too.
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Not classing Ipad as a computer though. One bit of tech I have embraced :-) miss typing on a proper keyboard though
What an absolute beast it was. Four functions: add, subtract, multiply divide. It weighted half a ton and. The display unit would blink whilst it was thinking and could drain the four batteries in two minutes flat. The novelty soon wore off though. As soon as I'd learned to write 43110 to spell out 'hello' and the far superior 5hi7 for 'shit', that was it. I didn't want to know anymore. What a waste of a christmas present.
I went to buy a garden trimmer yesterday and they wanted £250 quid for one.
I asked the guy what's the score with the high price and he told me it was because it was 'cutting hedge technology'
It's not so much that technology is passing me by, more like we're going in opposite directions ....