Hi Gang, the Sharp I have, very early 80s vintage, if you ever lose power
for an extended time, _________Will Not! allow you to set _Any year past
1999 directly.
What you have to do, is set the clock-callendar at 12-31-99@1159PM, and let
time pass. Then, repeat the process until you get to 2005 or whatever year.
Once I had the proper year established after y2k's first battery
replacement, I tried to figure what day was on what date in a preceeding
year, and lost the whole year setting, and could only regain it by repeating
the process outlined above.
I never ran across any others, but the battery life with a good set of
Energizers or heavy duty alcolines is extremely good with this one.
Speaking of off topics, May I ask if any of you has one of the RCA AM
FM VHF UHF tv-radios with the brailled dials that were so very good, and had
little to no IF Feed through imaging from either the short wave or ham
bands,/there I did ty it in, that you'd sell-swap-give away, or do you know
where I might find one? Thanks, Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.
From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: off topic, talking calculators
> As an addendum to my previous post I should mention one of the unique
> features on that sharp calculator was the extensive calendar. It started
> from 1901 to 2099. It's cool that you can look up dates between those
years.
> You could basically calculate to the exact day of your birth or some other
> relevant day. Another strange thing about the dates past 1999, was simply
> the pronunciation of the following years defined in the next millennium.
The
> year 2005 as we've been accustomed to pronounce it is interpreted by the
> calculator calendar as 20 05. I wonder if people will pick up this method
of
> referring to the year. Especially when we get to the double digits. It's
> going to be silly to call it two thousand and fifteen, when 20 15 is
better.
> Just an observation if anyone cares!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 7:03 PM
> Subject: Re: off topic, talking calculators
>
>
> Give that sorry place called Maximum Ades a call. I don't have the number
> but I know they're in Michigan. As far as the sharp el64, as worn down as
> mine is--since I bought it in 85/86 (something like that) it's definitely
a
> classic tool. I'll hold on to it until it either gets stolen, or it
> completely mal functions. I suspect that some of the blind schools might
> still carry those units. Keep in mind also that "radio crap" used to cell
> these things. Perhaps a few stores might still have them. I know that our
> blind school here in Ontario went nuts when those calculators were
plentiful
> and they purchased a bunch. Even buying the slightly newer versions that
> came out in the early nineties with the added earphone piece. I'd like to
> get a brand new one that at least hasn't been worn out by excessive use
but
> oh well! At least I still have one.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Webb" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 6:23 PM
> Subject: off topic, talking calculators
>
>
> HI folks,
> ONe of the things I lost in the hurricane that I really miss
> is my Sharp talking calculator clock. Anybody got a
> suggestion for currently available talking calculators?
> Clock function or anything else is irrelevant, but another
> talking calculator would sure be handy, especially when
> doing my figures at the end of each month for ARRL. I'm
> fairly good at math in my head, but there are those times
> when that little box is sure missed.
>
> 73 de nf5b
>
>
>
>
> Richard WEbb,
> Electric SPider Productions,
> Eads Tennessee
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