Talk:TI SR-50

First Contribution
I think the original price quoted in this article, and in the reference, needs some investigation. The first SR-50's my father tested for his department, circa 1973, were priced at about $600 in Canadian dollars, and I understand the initial price was close to $1,000 (1970?). The price fell rapidly, in 1974 I priced them at $250 locally and $180 mail order from Germany. I bought mine (SR-50A) from a large department store mail order for $159.95. Attending university in 1976 the price had dropped to $89.95, and the following year to $49.95 or less before being discontinued. This dramatic fall in the price was an indication of how fast the cost of producing chips fell at the time.

Paul Squires216.123.203.250 21:56, 16 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I believe my I talked my parents into buying me a SR-50 in late 1974 at a price of about $150 (U.S)  A lot of money in that day, but it was well worth it - it got me thru High School and college Engineering.   Thank you TI!   --71.10.145.116 (talk) 00:39, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Faculty
First time, that a handheld calculator computed the faculty (x) "x!" ? --Helium4 (talk) 10:10, 12 July 2016 (UTC)