Thursday, August 16, 2018
In case we forget the progress we made, The New York Times article in June 2018 highlighted the first calculator in 1957 by Casio at 308 pounds and a cost of $11,000 in today’s dollars.
By 1964, when I bought my first one, Casio and Texas Instruments sold a handheld that had shrunk the calculator to the size of the power supply on my Mac Pro. The cost was $70 which is $560 in today’s purchasing power.
Today, an extremely more powerful calculator is included with our smartphones for free and no added weight.
I no longer need to carry my slide-rule. By my calculation, that is progress!