Calculator Wars at your School

[Hans S.]

(06-28-2021 10:41 AM)Peet Wrote:  A few years ago there was a report in the German magazine "Der Spiegel" about the "Geha vs Pelikan" schoolyard war in the 1970s. Geha won because it was more advanced and used by the cool kids.

Pete,

As usual, Der Spiegel was wrong. Normally, Geha was the underdog's choise - cheaper than Pelikan, ugly green colour and incompatible ink cartriges. What could be advanced with a school boy's pen?
In my classes, we simply had no time for pen wars. We had to fight our teachers.

Hans