I just had a thought. Why hasn't a Curta simulator come out for the Playdate? I guess I am cursed with creating it
[1] https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_11312...
https://www.vcalc.net/CU-Disassembly/
Scrolling through that makes me think it's extremely unlikely to be replicated commercially. I can't imagine how much machining all of those parts would cost.
Still use an HP-11c.
Will die on that hill defending RPN!
Although one omission I was hoping to see is slide rule watches. It's unfortunate that these days mechanical watches are just status symbols for rich people, because back in the day slide rule watches like the Chronomat and Navitimer were tools that people really needed for their job. Navy test pilots said their Navitimers were indispensable.
But then I still have my Casio FX-850P, which I probably own since 1989 or something. Last time I put batteries in it (5 years ago?) it was still working. It's in TFA : )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_FX-850P
It's on my desk, always visible. Next to an Atari Portfolio (the same one young John Connor uses to hack doors in Terminator 2) and a totally beaten up ZX Spectrum. Remnants of a glorious past.
"For your birthday, I wanted to get you a pocket calculator ... but then I thought you'd already know how many pockets you have."
