LGR - Dictaphone 1680 Calculator from 1971 (Patreon)

https://youtu.be/Sq_GFKpPhnY

Greetings, all! I've got a bit of a different LGR Thing this week, all about an early portable electronic calculator that I find wildly appealing both inside and out.

And I was really hoping it would be fully working, or I would be able to repair it, but alas! It's not quite fully operational and I simply don't know how to go about fixing up this lovely old thing. It's in stellar shape cosmetically and nothing obvious (to me) is out of place or broken, so that's... something I guess. But until I can find someone who's willing to help troubleshoot this with me, or I find some more info that lets me attempt to fix it myself, then it remains a beautiful old technological paperweight.

Still, I hope you get some enjoyment from this exploration of a 50+ year old device! I think it's probably the oldest thing I've covered before, huh. And if nothing else, I had fun filming in one of my main new recording areas and playing with the lighting and lenses and whatnot. That exceedingly yellow wall isn't actually as off-putting as I thought it might be, but it's still going to be changed to a more neutral, less-textured surface in the coming weeks. So don't get too attached to the yellow, ha.

And that's it for now. I'm supposed to be getting a new arcade machine delivered today so that may end up being the next video, if it's something that ends up being worthy of that! Which yeah, it truly will, assuming it arrives in good condition. Wish me luck, and have a good one!