Not really a calculator, but I saw that someone posted a series 3 :)

I wish this form factor was still a thing.

Yeah, I know Gemini exists but the software is already rotting…

  • JakeSparkleChickenM
    6·
    5 months ago

    It’s like the difference between using a beautiful damascus paring knife to cut an apple, and using a Swiss Army knife to do the same thing. The Swiss Army knife will do the job, but the paring knife will feel better cutting it up. There realistically isn’t anything that the electronic organizers can do that a smartphone can’t, but the organizer was designed from the ground up to do exactly what it does, and nothing else. There is a joy to using something that was crafted for a specific purpose. Just like I have a bunch of calculators on my phone, I still never leave the apartment without a real calculator. And I’ve never reached for my phone when I’ve needed a calculator except for in an emergency when I was too far away from my desk.

      • JakeSparkleChickenM
        3·
        5 months ago

        Not too terribly much. I’m a network devops engineer, so a lot of my day is just parsing JSON. Stuff pops up from time to time, though, and I’m grateful to have my collection. I’m also going back to school at the age of 48 for a BS in Physics, so I’ll be putting them through their paces over the next few years, too!