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Just like anything else unfortunately. Similarly, a good scientific calculator in the hands of an engineer is an indispensable tool, but to the general public, it's a confusing mess.

The early internet was designed by and for the people who knew what they were looking for and simply needed the tools to find it.




"You, deserving engineer, can now have the slimmest scientific calculator on the market"

(after a review read years ago that declared the reviewer and the buyers wanted paper-thin telephones)


Modern engineering calculators have streamlined the design and done away with numbers and function buttons. You just hold them in your hand and pose while looking at the ads displayed on the screen.




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