Math nerds couldn't slip the first all-transistor calculator into
their shirt pockets: The three-unit IBM 608 weighed 2400 pounds.
Anyway, at $83,210, it was too pricey. By 1976, four-function pocket
calculators weighed a few ounces and cost a few dollars - Popular Mechanics.
Find out more about the pocket calculator over at LinkedIn here.
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