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Calculator Books: Calculator Games
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Title: | Calculator Games |
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Author(s): |
Mike Hussey - I cannot find out any information. | |
| First edition: | 1984 | |
| Publisher: | Ward Lock Limited, 82 Gower Street, London, a Pentos Company. | |
| This example | 1984 tall paperback first edition, printed and bound in Finland | |
| ISBN: | 0-7063-6290-X | |
| Printed pages | 96 | |
| Cover: | The cover is not attributed to anyone. It is rather odd, however, that it shows red LED and green VFD displays which had been totally superseded by LCD by 1984. | |
| Size: | 128mm x 310mm (w x h) | |
| Price: | £0.99 in the UK | |
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Contents:
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Contains 57 calculator games which the contents breaks down into; Starter Pack, Games Pack, Puzzle Pack and Magic Tricks. The last two sections are the more interesting games and involve some good maths | |
| Comments: | This appears to be a late publication trying to capitalise on a fading interest – hence the low price. Very strange tall paperback format. | |
| Notable Quotes: | "… you can be sure of hours and hours of entertainment with the Calculator Pack.” “Ten Years ago, I paid £200 for a pocket calculator. Today, a similar machine can be bought for around £10”. “Before settling down to a marathon games session, it is a good idea to check the batteries. Nothing is more annoying than being unable to finish a game because the calculator has ‘crashed out’.” |
