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mtbdudex

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Cleaning out my work desk I found an ancient relic that reminded me of truly simpler times.
Anybody else still have 1 of these?

MacWarehouse floppy disk calculator , circia late 1980's or early 1990's, dunno.
Anybody know when these were offered?
I looked on the back and no date molded in the plastic
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Back side
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Never seen one before, but they're kind cool.

On looking for more info, I've come across these:

Apple:
http://ernst.mulder.com/calculators/floppy-index.html
http://www.redlightrunner.com/apfdicanemi.html

Commodore:
http://www.commodore.ca/gallery/promo/disk_calc.jpg

IBM:
http://www.itmanagement101.co.uk/ibm-3-5-inch-floppy-disk-solar-powered-calculator/

Microsoft:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/61/4a/ce/614ace9c8ddf97baa3310fb1891f8f01.jpg

The IBM one also comes with a "solutions for the 90's" imprint, so maybe that helps (very little) to date it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161928925109
 
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I totally had (have???) one of those from MacWarehouse. I wonder where it went??? It's probably buried in a box somewhere leftover from a move. As a kid I thought it was the coolest!
 
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