Sharp's first desktop calculator: 530 germanium transistors, 2,300 diodes, and a Nixie tube display showing 10 digits.
Price: $4,130 (about $40,000 today) — more expensive than the average American car. Despite the cost, it sold well to businesses tired of mechanical calculators.
The "Compet" name combined "computer" and "petite"—a joke, since it weighed 25kg. But compared to room-sized mainframes, it was indeed petite.
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