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From: Archimedes' Lever on 7 Jun 2010 10:12 On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 23:58:37 +1000, "Phil Allison" <phil_a(a)tpg.com.au> wrote: > >"Spehro Pefhany" > Archimedes' Lever > "Mr.T" >> >>>>All in all a short lived fad, but not so much for the reason you give. >>> >>> >>> Short lived fad? You're nuts. LCDs did not come out until the 70s had >>>passed. That makes LED watches and calculators more than a mere fad. >>>Electronic displays, which is what we are really talking about here, are >>>STILL going, so there is no fad about it. D'oh! >> >> http://global.epson.com/company/milestones/08_06lc.pdf > > >** The first LCD watch appeared within months of the first LED example and >both types were initially quite expensive. But that soon changed and LCD >types became very cheap indeed by 1980. > >Seems LED watches are making a come back for those who want to own something >different - like this affordable BINARY display example: > >http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/6a17/ > > > >.... Phil > > > My first scientific calculator was a Commodore and it used about 650mA rate with the mantissa full, and about 350mA with it and the memories blank. Needless to say that it was only used when needed. Now, with modern times, folks do not even think about power issues, and solar power is common. We had to use slide rules for a half year before we were allowed to use a calculator. The thing I hated most about calculators is having to learn operational twists between each maker's units.
From: JW on 7 Jun 2010 10:56 On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:43:03 -0400 Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP(a)interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote in Message id: <h9qp065nlka6bm1d20283tq1kkgu6t7ile(a)4ax.com>: >On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:36:25 -0700, the renowned Archimedes' Lever ><OneBigLever(a)InfiniteSeries.Org> wrote: > >>On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 19:32:44 +1000, "Mr.T" <MrT(a)home> wrote: >> >>>All in all a short lived fad, but not so much for the reason you give. >> >> >> Short lived fad? You're nuts. LCDs did not come out until the 70s had >>passed. That makes LED watches and calculators more than a mere fad. >>Electronic displays, which is what we are really talking about here, are >>STILL going, so there is no fad about it. D'oh! > >http://global.epson.com/company/milestones/08_06lc.pdf Is that why they call him AlwaysWrong? Yep.
From: Mark Kelepouris on 8 Jun 2010 09:35 "Phil Allison" <phil_a(a)tpg.com.au> wrote in message news:huituf$i92$1(a)news-01.bur.connect.com.au... > > "Spehro Pefhany" > Archimedes' Lever > "Mr.T" >> >>>>All in all a short lived fad, but not so much for the reason you give. >>> >>> >>> Short lived fad? You're nuts. LCDs did not come out until the 70s had >>>passed. That makes LED watches and calculators more than a mere fad. >>>Electronic displays, which is what we are really talking about here, are >>>STILL going, so there is no fad about it. D'oh! >> >> http://global.epson.com/company/milestones/08_06lc.pdf > > > ** The first LCD watch appeared within months of the first LED example and > both types were initially quite expensive. But that soon changed and LCD > types became very cheap indeed by 1980. > > Seems LED watches are making a come back for those who want to own > something different - like this affordable BINARY display example: > > http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/6a17/ > > > > .... Phil And now for something completely different.... Seeing that binary watch gave me an idea, maybe we older folk can finally get back at all those nasty kids for knowing much more than us about using the latest technology, but rarely having any idea about how it works. We'll have them learn to rely on binary clocks for telling the time. A bit harsh I suppose but at least there'd be much more of an understanding by the young, of the digital era we are now in and how it works. Lets face it, the binary system is now much infused in the area of electronics, software and data storage. The earlier taught, the better. So lets roll em' out starting in year one.(OK, maybe a bit later) Mark Kelepouris
From: Mr.T on 10 Jun 2010 04:41 "Archimedes' Lever" <OneBigLever(a)InfiniteSeries.Org> wrote in message news:mnpp0690mem1cpebc54i0smlcuvedjm40g(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 19:32:44 +1000, "Mr.T" <MrT(a)home> wrote: > > >All in all a short lived fad, but not so much for the reason you give. > > > Short lived fad? You're nuts. LCDs did not come out until the 70s had > passed. That makes LED watches and calculators more than a mere fad. Calcultors yes, watches NO. Most people simply stuck with the mechanical ones. > Electronic displays, which is what we are really talking about here, Nope, try reading it again, it was claimed a LED *WATCH* needed two hand to operate. Nothing to do with calculators! MrT.
From: Archimedes' Lever on 10 Jun 2010 05:22
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:41:28 +1000, "Mr.T" <MrT(a)home> wrote: > >> Electronic displays, which is what we are really talking about here, > >Nope, try reading it again, it was claimed a LED *WATCH* needed two hand to >operate. Nothing to do with calculators! > >MrT. > You try reading it again. Electronic displays have EVERYTHING to do with calculators, watches, stereos, etc., etc., etc. |