Your First Handheld?

[Dave Britten]

(08-18-2015 09:09 PM)G. Cook Wrote:  My first handheld was a TI SR-50. I still have it and it works just like new. My favorite, however, is a Casio FX-702P. It is programmable in simple Basic with about 1500 bytes. I believe I got it about 1980. It has a thermal printer and a tape recorder attachment for storing on cassette any programs. In effect, it has a much larger memory. I used it for many routine calculation tasks in my work. I still have it and all still works.

I snagged a 702P not too long ago, and you can fit a surprising amount of utility into its meager RAM, thanks to the tokenized BASIC and 10 separate program areas typical of Casios. It's a pretty cool machine.