Brand: | PHILIPS |
Model: | HL 3695 |
Type: | Translator |
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Batteries: | AA x 4 |
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Introduced: unknown Terminated: unknown |
Notes: |
This must be one of the strangest key-bearing devices in my possession.
As far as I know this is also the very first pocket (if you have big
pockets that is) personal translators. The product advertising (which
was widespread) spoke like the very wheel was reinvented even though
without any language modules the translator's vocabulary could easily be
scribbled onto the back of a coaster. A wondrous machine.
And it is a bit of a calculator too. In "EXT" mode some of its keys can be used to enter calculations. Although one has to be patient to be able to use this function. Performing a simple calculation like '1/3' takes between 7 and 8 seconds to perform, and yields the amazingly accurate answer of '0.33'. Multiplication was a little bit faster though. I'm not sure if this is a PHILIPS design or not. I've found references to a Craig M100 Translator, which looks particularly similar. |
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