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Specialist_Data_8943 t1_iuas7mp wrote
The cover turning into a small kickstand was the best part.
TheFormless0ne t1_iuasa5r wrote
It was the future.
reddituser444420 t1_iuasl1a wrote
Bro
kitten0077 t1_iuasmwf wrote
My hubby got one a few years ago from a Sargento goodie bag
MarvinParanoAndroid t1_iuasrge wrote
Not 70s, calculators were still expensive.
In the 80s, they got cheaper but they were mostly serious.
It has a smiley, I would guess in the 2000s or later.
studiousbeanr t1_iuatlm4 wrote
I used to fidget with these in elementary school haha has to be early 2000s.
EntertainmentQuick47 OP t1_iuawpvx wrote
Yeah, it has a little kickstand. The back says North American Technical College. When I looked that name up it lead to a seemingly defunct college in Arizona.
electricity_is_life t1_iuax3db wrote
No clue when this one was made but these are still being produced as promotional items.
GingerIsTheBestSpice t1_iuaz5g9 wrote
Yep we used to get them as little promotional items all the time along with pens. Now it's hand sanitizer! And pens. I'd also saw early 2000s, that college was everywhere then, kinda of a scam one. Tv commercials too.
InsideHorror9726 t1_iub1u46 wrote
> I can’t find anything about it online
You press the buttons and it does simple math operations.
Did you expect something covered in smiley faces to be some sort of antique item worth millions?
ThisAnything9453 t1_iub1xr7 wrote
JustAnotherOctopus t1_iub5d8i wrote
Smileys have been around longer than calculators.
MarvinParanoAndroid t1_iub8gw1 wrote
But they weren’t on calculators in the 60s
NotXiJinpingGoUSA t1_iubbyd4 wrote
Calculators actually aren’t very old. To see one this compact with this design means its probably mid 90s at the earliest.
JohnCrichtonsCousin t1_iubtcq4 wrote
Best calculator ever. Such a small feature that made using it so engaging as a kid. They should've kept them around.
EntertainmentQuick47 OP t1_iudhn44 wrote
No, but the back of it says “North American Technical College” which seems to be a defunct college in Arizona. That was my biggest interest and I also wanted to know when It was made, which seems like it was late 90s or early 2000s
Immediate_Macaron496 t1_iue41o1 wrote
Yes. Certainly later. Late 90s early 2000s
TheFormless0ne t1_iuas3w4 wrote
Not at all. There were calculators like that, that would open up themselves after hitting that lever on the right hand side. These were around all the way up until the early 2000s.
Souce: was a kid then and had a couple of them.