Victor MEC calculators from the early 1970's

[Don Shepherd]

(08-29-2015 10:20 PM)Duane Hess Wrote:  office equipment stores (remember those?)

Yes, Duane, that's where I bought the MEC/2, at an office equipment store, long since gone out of business. As I recall, I saw the ad in a magazine, thought that the calculator looked way cool, borrowed $300 from my credit union (I was a 22-year-old university student working part-time at a Kroger grocery store at the time) and showed up at the office equipment store that carried Victor products. I think they were rather surprised at a walk-in person buying an expensive product like that, but not too surprised to make the sale!