What is your favorite piece of technology?

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Originally Posted by Elspode

I swore I'd never forget the calculator company who had one of the first widely disseminated consumer devices, but now the name has seemingly escaped me...although I'm pretty sure it was National Semiconductor.

They were memorable because the legendary radio guy Dick Orkin (Chickenman!) did the commercials, which featured his unparalelled offbeat humor wherein ad execs were trying to identify the defining characteristics of the product. This eventually resulted in the creation of a catchy jingle, which went something like: "It's got big green numbers, and little rubber feet!"

WHOO HOO!!! National Semi-circle!!!! someone else remembers the ads!!!

I loved Dick & Bert.

Dick's Site

Bert's site

A valuable Chickenman resource.