Posts by whuffie

El Reg's contraptions confessional no.5: The Sinclair Sovereign

Re: Ahh, the days of real calcluators

I still have my 41CV. It was bloody expensive (around AUD$400 as I recall).

The two major advantages of Reverse Polish Notation on a calculator:

1. faster keying

2. absence of the "=" key meant fewer wanting to borrow it!

Samsung Mega 6.3: Enter the PHONDLESLAB

Re: VLP == Vain Losers Poserphone

"Those of us over the age of 45 suffer from presbyopia" ???

Excuse me, I'm over 55 and an atheist!

Hoosiers to get the world's fastest academic super

...to test the meddle (surely metal?)

(surely mettle?)

Apple goes social with musical Ping

multiplayer gaming and high-definition photography?

not that big of a deal...