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minus-squareInverseParallax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 months agoBecause calculators used to use paper, and clear entry basically invalidated the line. This kept the same interface for the really old paper calculator users. https://www.ebay.com/itm/226285302528 http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/busicom_141-pf.html the granddaddy of calculators, and the one the Intel 4004 processor was designed for.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agobut we got digital typewriters that still used paper and those added the obvious functions like backspace and actual text editing tools, why didn’t calculators progress the same?
Because calculators used to use paper, and clear entry basically invalidated the line.
This kept the same interface for the really old paper calculator users.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/226285302528
http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/busicom_141-pf.html the granddaddy of calculators, and the one the Intel 4004 processor was designed for.
but we got digital typewriters that still used paper and those added the obvious functions like backspace and actual text editing tools, why didn’t calculators progress the same?