Anyone remember the Magic Brain Calculator?

[RugersGR8]

Anyone else remember these - they came out about 1955 and cost about $1. I had one but didn’t put it to too much use IIRC.

https://www.google.com/search?q=magic+brain+calculator&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

 

[MacFromOK]

Basically a souped-up abacus...?

 

[RugersGR8]

I remember my first Texas Instrument electronic calculator - an SR-10. It cost about $100, got it at Sears, had the four basic functions, sqrt, 1/x, etc. - about the same as what you give $1.99 for at the Dollar Store today.

 

[Pstmstr]

Sure do. Used to have one. My first electronic calculator was an 8 digit Bomar purchased for a little under $100 at Service Merchandise. I also used to use a slide rule with a leather belt case. I was a nerd before it was cool.


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[n423]

I remember having to buy a TI calculator for math class...

 

[MacFromOK]

I remember having to buy a TI calculator for math class...

I remember having to learn math for math class...

 

[Mack45]

I remember seeing their ads in the back of Popular Mechanics!

 

[n423]

I remember having to learn math for math class...

Oh I had to learn math, took Trig in college...

 

[Profreedomokie]

I do remember seeing those.

 

[druryj]

I remember my first Texas Instrument electronic calculator - an SR-10. It cost about $100, got it at Sears, had the four basic functions, sqrt, 1/x, etc. - about the same as what you give $1.99 for at the Dollar Store today.

I had to have a T.I. for a physics class in college long ago that costed me about $100 too. I never even figured out how to really use it.

Sure do. Used to have one. My first electronic calculator was an 8 digit Bomar purchased for a little under $100 at Service Merchandise. I also used to use a slide rule with a leather belt case. I was a nerd before it was cool.

Did you have a plastic pocket protector full of ink pens to go with it, to complete the look?


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I remember having to learn math for math class...

I remember not learning very much math in math class...