Calculator watch Calculator watch A calculator watch is a digital watch with a built in calculator, usually including buttons on the watch face. Calculator watches were first introduced in the 1970s and continue to be produced, despite falling from their peak popularity during the 1980s. The most notable brand is the Casio Databank series, though watches made by Timex were also popular. Most calculator watches contain only a few number of functions such as +, -, x, / and percents. However, there are several models with additional functions: scientific, including transcendent and trigonometry, in models Casio CFX-200, CFX-400, Citizen 49-9421, and also
Expensive Desk Calculator Expensive Desk Calculator Expensive Desk Calculator by Robert A. Wagner is thought to be computing's first interactive calculation program. The software first ran on the TX-0 computer loaned to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) by Lincoln Laboratory. It was ported to the PDP-1 donated to MIT in 1961 by Digital Equipment Corporation. Friends from the MIT Tech Model Railroad Club, Wagner and a group of fellow students had access to these room-sized machines outside classes, signing up for time during off hours. Overseen by Jack Dennis, John McKenzie and faculty advisors, they were personal computer users as early as