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Re: re watches and calculators
From: Hewitt Schlereth
Date: 2011 Jan 6, 20:06 -0400
From: Hewitt Schlereth
Date: 2011 Jan 6, 20:06 -0400
FWIW: Gary's experiments confirm my experience with a basic Casio I bought ten years ago for $19.95. -Hewitt On 1/6/11, Alanwrote: > Patrick: > > Re the above, you might also consider the following as worth a look. > > This one is out of production, but if you can find one at a reasonable > price, maybe, maybe not, consider the HP 11C. HP also continues to offer > "slide rule" type calulators, one current I think model offering the "virtue > of RPN entry and Algebraic Keyboard type, ala TI among others. I kike RPN, > but that's just me. > > As to watchs, I've had a Casio GShock Atomic watch for several years now. > It's got all manner of features, most of which I'm not familiar with, > however in-so-far as I can tell, it keeps absolutely accurate time, to the > second, and the following might prove of interest, it can display local and > Greenwhich time simultaneously. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > NavList message boards and member settings: www.fer3.com/NavList > Members may optionally receive posts by email. > To cancel email delivery, send a message to NoMail[at]fer3.com > ----------------------------------------------------------------