The Calculator Review
A blog of calculators, old electronics, and maybe other stuff too.
16 October 2020
07 October 2020
Review: Sharp EL-233 and also I Eat a Ghost Pepper
To increase the rate of calculator reviews, I will be posting some as just videos. If a calculator is especially interesting, I'll do a written review as well.
03 August 2020
Calculator Review: Seiko Instruments The Kitchen Whiz SII
27 July 2020
31 December 2019
Calculator Review: Sharp Elsi Mate EL-8036
05 November 2019
Project 90s PC Part One: The Computer
Calculatober was a huge success but I need a break from calculators for a while. Instead, I'm going to be focusing on vintage computers and electronics again because there's so much to be done with them.
At the bottom of this post I'll discuss the other projects I've been working on that haven't been updated in a while.
I am very excited to introduce my newest old computer. I've been wanting to work on a late 1990s PC for a long time, and I finally found one that will make for a fun project. There were a few arbitrary requirements that the PC had to fulfill for me to buy it:
At the bottom of this post I'll discuss the other projects I've been working on that haven't been updated in a while.
I am very excited to introduce my newest old computer. I've been wanting to work on a late 1990s PC for a long time, and I finally found one that will make for a fun project. There were a few arbitrary requirements that the PC had to fulfill for me to buy it:
- It had to be beige.
- It had to be able to at least boot to the BIOS.
- It needed to be built no later than 1999.
- It needed to have room for expansions.
- Most vitally and importantly, it absolutely had to have a turbo button.
So here's what I ended up buying.
It's so beautiful. This is clearly a computer that needs some love. Definitely some retr0brighting and front bay covers at the very least. But this is just the front. Let's take a look at the other parts.
31 October 2019
Calculatober Day 31: The Aroma of Chocolate Deluxe Calculator
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