Hi Barbara, See you change the subject line, cool! I'm not going to enquire of a lady _her _age but I wonder how long those are around? I had one for a number of years which got "lost" but which I swiftly replaced with (as it just happened) a smaller one! They are very handy for calculations when you are not at your computer, travelling or hopefully the holls where it can just fit in to the pocket. I also had a dictaphone for yonks but that product really will not stand the test of time for me as cassettes are almost (pity) history now! The cassette era served us vips well I assure you! Cheers Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Wilson To: Access-UK Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 6:57 PM Subject: [access-uk] Technology from the past I remember having a talking calculator when I was at school, one of the first I think. For some reason I called it Cuthbert, and as I am not in the habit of giving my gadgets names, I can only imagine it was actually called Cuthbert. Am I raving here or can anyone else remember this? It was great and lasted for years. Find me on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/barkingbabs Barbara Wilson M: 07917710779 T: 02887784046 E: barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx IM: creativeeyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Skype: creativeeyes