[chbot] !!!Choc fish challenge!!!!

[Cass Jones]

The F91w still looks the same as far as I know, wikipedia reckons they
have only been around since 1991

On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Charles Manning
<manningc2 at actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> On Friday 22 July 2011 14:33:35 Synco Reynders wrote:
>> Digital watch?
>
> I don't want a category of item. I want a Make/Model that is the same as it
> was years ago with no cosmetic changes.
>
> While Casio G-Shocks have been around for well over 20 years they are not the
> same model as the original ones and don't look the same.
>
> Hints so far:
> It takes batteries
> It has an LCD
> If you have one you probably wear a tie.
>
> No more hints yet to give others a chance...
>
>
>> /s
>>
>> On 22 July 2011 14:31, Charles Manning <manningc2 at actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
>> > On Friday 22 July 2011 14:24:23 Cass Jones wrote:
>> > > Oh a pocket calculator the fx-82 I presume
>> >
>> > Getting closer.
>> >
>> > The FX-82 is not a single model. It is a family of models with different
>> > capabilities and different look and feel.
>> >
>> > What I am looking for is a gizzmo that looks identical over the last many
>> > decades (except for different "Made In xxx" etc).
>> >
>> > One manufacturer. One model. Looks exactly the same.
>> >
>> > Hint3: If you have one you probably wear a tie.
>> >
>> > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Charles Manning
>> > >
>> > > <manningc2 at actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
>> > > > These are not the same gadget. They are different models made by
>> > > > different manufacturers.
>> > > >
>> > > > The answer I want is a fully functional gizzmo made by the same
>> > > > manufacturer under the same model number for decades.
>> > > >
>> > > > Hint 2: It has an LCD.
>> > > >
>> > > > On Friday 22 July 2011 14:20:11 Synco Reynders wrote:
>> > > >> Light-bulb? Fuse? Spark-plugs? Torch? Door-bell? ...
>> > > >> Hoping to get atleast 1 chocolate fish ;-)
>> > > >> /s
>> > > >>
>> > > >> On 22 July 2011 14:08, Charles Manning <manningc2 at actrix.gen.nz>
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> > > >> > I hereby off a choc fish to the first correct answer to this
>> > > >> > question...
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > In this crazy world we live in, electronic gadgets change all the
>> > > >> > time. Try to
>> > > >> > find something you bought last and you will find it has been
>> >
>> > replaced
>> >
>> > > >> > by a different model.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > There is, however, one electronic gadget that has been in
>> > > >> > production for a few
>> > > >> > decades. Same model. Same function. Still in production.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > What is it?
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Charles
>> > > >> >
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