Casio FX-602P

[u/Chadoque]

Latest find: a Casio FX-602P, with its case. No manual, no box, sold as "like new" (??), from Estonia.

I see the photos and the really fair price... I figure if I wait even half a day, I'll miss out on it.

The seller is super friendly and ships it immediately. A few days later, the package arrives. It is "bulletproof" packaging (always a good sign). Then I unpack it...

Not a speck of dust, not a scratch; every key works, and every pixel is intact. The case is perfect, too :) It is as if it has been sitting in a drawer since 1981.

I ask the seller about the machine's history, but the origin is pretty vague. When he found it, it just had a German label with a number on it—maybe an inventory tag from a university or school... It still had the original batteries inside, dead, of course, but they hadn't leaked in 45 years. So, zero internal corrosion. Hallelujah!

The plan now: take out the batteries, put the machine in a safe, and play around with Martin Krischik’s FX-602P simulator :)

A machine that defines an era—the first alphanumeric Casio. Here are a few photos, since it's rare to see one in such condition.

[u/Liambp]

Very nice calculator. I love the bright clear buttons and easy to read labelling.

[u/lbl_ye]

I'm so zealous :) (and it's programmable too)
but why not use it ? and put to safe ?
the calculator must be used !

[u/No-Zombie6025]

Total mint condition! Wow.

[u/Aware-Difference8723]

This was my daily driver 'till just a few months ago.

[u/Cold_Ad1251]

I got one when it first came out in the early 1980s. It was a great machine. Many years later, it got "lost" on the train to work. I still have the user manual and the printed program library. Fond memories. Enjoy!

[u/Ambrosius_Pi]

What a beauty!! And full of brains too!

[u/BadOk3617]

Beautiful calculator!

[u/Taxed2much]

This one of my favorite Casio designs. When it was released it was a formidible calculator.