Your First Handheld?

[r. pienne]

Mine was an Addiator (or similar device), bought with my pocket-money in a toy shop. I followed my mother around the supermarket a few times with it, adding up the bill as we went. A handy little gimmick at the time, but it didn't last long, for some reason I can't remember. Later came electronic handhelds and after a few 4-bangers and cheapo scientifics I started lusting after the exotic HPs in the glass cases in my local electronics shop, which I could never hope to afford (or at least justify). It was only much later with the 49g+ (not a great example) that I discovered the beauty of the HP way.