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Short — A Pocket Calculator Went From $395 to $8 in Three Years

In 1972 the HP-35 pocket calculator cost $395; by 1975 four-function calculators ran about $8. The chip crash that bankrupted Bowmar and retired the slide rule, in one vertical short. Standalone short, no parent episode.

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01HP-35 pocket calculator (1972)
Seth MorabitoHP 35 Calculator.jpg / CC BY 2.0
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02ANITA electronic desktop calculator
TomwsulcerAnita electronic calculator at CHM.jpg / CC0 1.0
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03Keuffel & Esser slide rules, MIT collection
DaderotKeuffel & Esser display - MIT Slide Rule Collection - DSC03615.JPG / CC0 1.0
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