Battery finally died in my calculator
The battery in my trusty Casio fx-570x calculator finally died. I thought it was broken at first, until I remembered it used a battery. The tiny LR14 was the original battery (made in Japan) in the calculator when I bought it. It got me through A-levels and University back in the late 1980s, and has been calculating for me ever since. Except now the blasted battery died. Oh why can’t we rely on electronic gadgets these days?
I’ve put a new battery in and will report back in 2038 when Unix runs out of dates and I need to replace the battery yet again.
Edit:
I’ve just realised, I have still not yet pulled off the protective plastic film from the aluminium face. I might save that for a birthday treat. It’s like peeling dried PVA glue off your fingers. Hmmmm, satisfying :-)