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lcamtuf@infosec.exchange

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Did you know that in the early 1990s, shortly before the first smart phones dropped, "smart calculators" were poised to become the hubs of our of digital lives?

Here's a photo of one such device from Casio. For more calculator history, check out https://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/blog/calculators/

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jann@infosec.exchange

Jann Horn

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@lcamtuf I was using my TI-89 Titanium graphical calculator to take notes about my homework at school, and I was not even alive in the early 90s

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mjgardner@social.sdf.org

Mark Gardner

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@lcamtuf Even lamented British personal organizer company got in on the smart calculator action

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knwlkr@universeodon.com

Ken

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@lcamtuf I loved my TI-82 for this reason. Even installed a “shell” that would run games that were written in assembly — some quite good! Biggest downside was it didn’t have a clock so it couldn’t do calendars or reminders… 😅🧮

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jarkko

Jarkko Sakkinen

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@mjgardner @lcamtuf also: precursor to Symbian phones
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