Poll: Do you still own a stand alone Calculator?

[Ice Tea]

My Uncle still uses some old relic from the 1990s, surprised it still works.

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

Yes. Two of them. A scientific calculator and a graphical calculator.

Admittedly I haven’t used them in a while.

 

[Mason-]

Got a graphical calculator in my pedestal at work. From my A-Level maths days. I rarely use it nowadays.

 

[Bear]

Yes a scientific one and I used it this morning (about 5mins ago) but Im an engineer so it is very useful

 

[Feek]

Yes, I use one that I bought in around 1985.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

I think I still have my old early 1980s Casio scientific one somewhere that I got for my BTEC HNC course. ****. I just realised that was 40 years ago.

 

[Werewolf]

Yes

I still have a few dotted around the house and garage, I find them much more comfortable/easier to use than the phone* due to tactile feed back (I know I've pressed the button, and the screen doesn't turn off after a few seconds) and it means I'm not changing windows on the computer and accidentally entering numbers in the wrong one.


*I'm also not worried about getting a £5 calculator covered in muck, or dropping it.

 

[Chris Wilson]

Use them all the time, in the house and in the workshops. I still have a slide rule and can remember how to use it, too!

 

[iron_monkey]

I have a large button calculator that i use when i do extra place matched betting. You need to be able to work out lay odds quickly without mistakes so the large buttons really help.

 

[Tealc]

I use one at work as I sometimes need to do calculations for rolling material. I could use Excel but still prefer paper and calculator for some reason due to speed and simplicity. I seldom use my phone or my pc calculators as they just aren't as handy.

 

[Richie]

For work, yes. Needed to work out how much I can rip off our customers for

 

[Sinbad2000]

HP12C sitting in the top drawer here...

 

[Freakbro]

Yep, use them daily. Still have a casio scientific calculator from the early 80's as well

 

[Rroff]

Nope - use my phone, tablet or PC. We've got some still somewhere at work but I think I tidied them up into a draw 3 years ago and they've not been touched since though I seem to recall there is one floating about somewhere which gets occasional use.

I have to say my ability to calculate numbers in my head has decreased significantly over the years - 20 years ago any basic addition or multiplication I'd do instantly in my head now I really have to think about it or do it out on paper if not using some form of calculator.

 

[GGizmo]

I think there is one in the house. But not seen it in years.

Solar powered calculators were ahead of their time.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Nope I don't use one really. If I had to then I would use my phone.

 

[Hades]

My kids do for school. But I always just use the one on my computer or phone.

 

[Dyson]

Personally use one most days, prefer it to my phone

 

[200sols]

Yep, use them daily. Still have a casio scientific calculator from the early 80's as well

Calling it, you're an accountant or an old person.

 

[Haggisman]

"own"? yes, I still have my old Casio graphical calculator from A-Levels in a box somewhere in the attic. Actively use? Nope - probably not since A-Levels!