30 something - 40 something - have one of these as a kid growing up?
 

You've at least seen one. amirite?

http://i.imgur.com/6pqQXWo.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/uVfVWW1.gif

http://i.imgur.com/2KIY4Ng.png

yup... the big one in the uk was the speak and spell

Come to think of it, one of my friends actually has about 5 of them. When we play dress up as harry potter he uses them for the owls...

Was huge here too.

My post is a calculator.

Your post is a spelling device that talks to you.

Apples and oranges.

At least you didn't discuss shit. :2 cents:

*shrug*

Sawwrry...... :(

Yup as a 40 something I had both as a kid :thumbsup

Actually it was kind of like a calculator in reverse, you would be shown a problem and have to provide the answer. The difficulty got harder as you went up 'levels'.

Texas Instruments made a bucketload on these but not as much as they lost by not keeping the TI series of professional calculators up to date, allowing HP to overtake them in the professional calculator market, once the HP 41 was released, TI had basically lost all ground in the calculator wars.

I taught my classmates to spell BOOBS on it - 5p a go - Recurring at 45p a month + cross sales...

Things never change - New content was the biggest problem.....

That and shelln oil.

There are at least 251 words you can spell upside down on a 7 segment display calculator.

251 words you can spell with a calculator. « Present&Correct

saw them but personally didn't own one.

First time seeing the pineapple vest but a big YES to the calculator!

Had one.

Yup, had one right around the same time I had one of these:

http://i.imgur.com/ximYIzl.jpg

oh shit I had one of those. I totally forgot about them. I also had the baseball one just like it. I always hated baseball then and now but that game was fun.

You do know I was joking?..