The two “computers” that refuse to die

These devices, designed decades ago, don’t connect to the internet. The 80-year old E-6B flight computer and the 40-year old HP-12c calculator are still being sold in their original form and continue in use by millions of people worldwide.

Spock using a E-6B computer during the episode “The Naked Time”

The E-6B Flight Computer

HP-12c, the standard of financial calculators

Original HP-12C Financial Calculator

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Tech journalist, engineer. Based in Catalonia, covers international tech events, and Smart Cities. https://citiesofthefuture.eu and http://iot.eetimes.com

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Pablo Valerio

Tech journalist, engineer. Based in Catalonia, covers international tech events, and Smart Cities. https://citiesofthefuture.eu and http://iot.eetimes.com