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<div class="gmail_quote">On 22 July 2011 14:42, Cass Jones <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jones.cass@gmail.com">jones.cass@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
The F91w still looks the same as far as I know, wikipedia reckons they<br>
have only been around since 1991<br>
<br>
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Charles Manning<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><<a href="mailto:manningc2@actrix.gen.nz">manningc2@actrix.gen.nz</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Friday 22 July 2011 14:33:35 Synco Reynders wrote:<br>
>> Digital watch?<br>
><br>
> I don't want a category of item. I want a Make/Model that is the same as it<br>
> was years ago with no cosmetic changes.<br>
><br>
> While Casio G-Shocks have been around for well over 20 years they are not the<br>
> same model as the original ones and don't look the same.<br>
><br>
> Hints so far:<br>
> It takes batteries<br>
> It has an LCD<br>
> If you have one you probably wear a tie.<br>
><br>
> No more hints yet to give others a chance...<br>
><br>
><br>
>> /s<br>
>><br>
>> On 22 July 2011 14:31, Charles Manning <<a href="mailto:manningc2@actrix.gen.nz">manningc2@actrix.gen.nz</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > On Friday 22 July 2011 14:24:23 Cass Jones wrote:<br>
>> > > Oh a pocket calculator the fx-82 I presume<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Getting closer.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > The FX-82 is not a single model. It is a family of models with different<br>
>> > capabilities and different look and feel.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > What I am looking for is a gizzmo that looks identical over the last many<br>
>> > decades (except for different "Made In xxx" etc).<br>
>> ><br>
>> > One manufacturer. One model. Looks exactly the same.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Hint3: If you have one you probably wear a tie.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Charles Manning<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > <<a href="mailto:manningc2@actrix.gen.nz">manningc2@actrix.gen.nz</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > > > These are not the same gadget. They are different models made by<br>
>> > > > different manufacturers.<br>
>> > > ><br>
>> > > > The answer I want is a fully functional gizzmo made by the same<br>
>> > > > manufacturer under the same model number for decades.<br>
>> > > ><br>
>> > > > Hint 2: It has an LCD.<br>
>> > > ><br>
>> > > > On Friday 22 July 2011 14:20:11 Synco Reynders wrote:<br>
>> > > >> Light-bulb? Fuse? Spark-plugs? Torch? Door-bell? ...<br>
>> > > >> Hoping to get atleast 1 chocolate fish ;-)<br>
>> > > >> /s<br>
>> > > >><br>
>> > > >> On 22 July 2011 14:08, Charles Manning <<a href="mailto:manningc2@actrix.gen.nz">manningc2@actrix.gen.nz</a>><br>
>> ><br>
>> > wrote:<br>
>> > > >> > I hereby off a choc fish to the first correct answer to this<br>
>> > > >> > question...<br>
>> > > >> ><br>
>> > > >> > In this crazy world we live in, electronic gadgets change all the<br>
>> > > >> > time. Try to<br>
>> > > >> > find something you bought last and you will find it has been<br>
>> ><br>
>> > replaced<br>
>> ><br>
>> > > >> > by a different model.<br>
>> > > >> ><br>
>> > > >> > There is, however, one electronic gadget that has been in<br>
>> > > >> > production for a few<br>
>> > > >> > decades. Same model. Same function. Still in production.<br>
>> > > >> ><br>
>> > > >> > What is it?<br>
>> > > >> ><br>
>> > > >> > Charles<br>
>> > > >> ><br>
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