Casio COLLEGE FX-100 Pocket Calculator

    My mum bought me this for my 16th birthday, which makes it over 26 years old, and it has served me well ever since. Although i've frequently been tempted by HP calculators and later Casio models with HEX/Octal/Binary conversion, I find a combination of the shell dc/bc, Perl and Excel does everything I need these days and the OSX built in calc application is neat, especially the currency conversion. Actually, I suddenly remember first seeing pocket calculators being demonstrated on Tomorrow's World in the early 70s, that's tonight's surfing kicked off :-)

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    1. gilest (94 months ago | reply)

      Lorks, that brings back some memories. I couldn't have passed my Maths O Level (yes, they were still called that in my day) without my FX-100. Wonder what happened to it?

    2. markaw (94 months ago | reply)

      Wow - I haven't seen one of these for years - like everyone else, it brings back "serious" memories of Maths O-Level's!

    3. s0l1dsnak3123 (72 months ago | reply)

      ive got one of these, I wonder how much they are worth?

    4. tonibin (66 months ago | reply)

      It's been my first calculator, and I love it!

    5. liits (62 months ago | reply)

      I still have, and still use, my FX100. Maths O level indeed! I can even taste the bottle of Woodpecker cider we had to celebrate.

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    7. tuyauk (56 months ago | reply)

      I have a College fx-100 exactly the same. My mother bought me it when I was at school. It's now over 30 years old, still working fine and what's even more extraordinary is the fact that I still have the orginal casio batteries in it. I recently e-mailed casio and so far they haven't heard of any that can top it. Every time I switch it on I think 'maybe this is the day the battieries run out' but no, it still keeps going. They obviously don't make batteries like that anymore... or calculators for that matter. Couldn't possibly part with it now. It's part of my life.

    8. vickichick (56 months ago | reply)

      mine is 23 years old. I am sure it was about £80 when my parents got it for me. The guarantee was it would see you through school to university.... and beyond!! Mine is giving up the ghost now. Held together with sellotape, things are beginning to happen internally now. So sad!!

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    10. Jens V (50 months ago | reply)

      Hi,
      I have exactly the same calculator, which I've been using from around my my 16th (i.e. around the 1985's).
      BUT ... does anyone have the manual? I'd greatly appreciate someone sending me the original manual (eventually as pdf of scanned).
      Thanks.

      (BTW: I can't ever remember having to change the batteries)

    11. ryanocerosk (47 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called NPR's All Tech Considered, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    12. tamasflex (44 months ago | reply)

      Hello
      I'm looking for a user manual for the Casio College fx-100 calculator.
      Contact: tamasflex (at) yahoo.com
      Can you help?
      Many thanks.
      Tamas

    13. amans1ngh (43 months ago | reply)

      thats mega old... i think one of my math teachers at school had one like this... its an antique... look after it lol

    14. HaagseTramHistorie (40 months ago | reply)

      I'm still using this calculator and have a user manual from it.
      Only one problem: it's in the Dutch and Swedish language.

    15. Kathryn Baer (38 months ago | reply)

      Thanks for this photo. I used it for a blog posting on what poverty costs our society. It's on Change.org at uspoverty.change.org/blog/view/how_much_does_ poverty_cost

    16. nyclouise (35 months ago | reply)

      I also still have this same calculator from when I did my maths O level at the age of 16 (I'm now 47), and I've NEVER changed the batteries either. I keep thinking it's a complete miracle. I still use it all the time, and it's as trusty as ever ...

    17. bakbuk33 (31 months ago | reply)

      i have got my dad's calci fx 100 cud neone pls tell me how to operate rectangular to polar conversion and vice versa?

    18. ILyAS1964 (26 months ago | reply)

      Hello ALL.
      Please Help me with manual for Casio fx-100 College. It's now actual for my children. Thank You very mach, Please give me link or send manual directly dusaev@mail.ru
      Best regards, Ilyas.

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    20. Geng Weimeng (24 months ago | reply)

      Hello
      I have exactly the same calculator.
      now I'm looking for a user manual for the Casio College fx-100 calculator.
      Can you help?
      ro who can help?
      Contact: wm0311@163.com
      Many thanks.
      Geng Weimeng

    21. liits (24 months ago | reply)

      The user manual for all the FX series calculators in available on the Casio website.

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    23. the_rabman (21 months ago | reply)

      I have this exact calculator also, and guess what, I'm still using the batteries that it came with back in 1980 or so.

    24. mtbjeff (21 months ago | reply)

      Got two FXes here - my wife's FX85 and my FX115M

      Both solar, the FX85 works perfectly, mine has a back up cell battery which I had to replace this year. Great pieces of kit.

      (Got here from the article mattgemmell.com/2011/07/22/apps-vs-the-web/ )

      FX-120 manual here www.wass.net/manuals/Casio%20fx-120.pdf HTH

    25. Nicollo2011 (18 months ago | reply)

      Am avutun Fx 100 in anii 1982-1987 ,si un coleg de facultate nu mi-i l-a mai inapoiat.De atunci caut sa umpar altul si nu gasesc.Ma poate ajuta cineva?

    26. barmiparmi (11 months ago | reply)

      I just came across this page... just want to let people know that I have the original manual (English/Spanish) of College fx-100A. It's the only calculator I've ever owned. Please let me know if you're still interested in having a copy of the manual... although it's a small booklet, there are 57 pages so it'll be a task scanning it!

    27. MrTriac (7 months ago | reply)

      @ Nicollo2011 Poţi găsi prin tîrguri(talcioc) sau consignaţii. Eu am cumpărat unul din talcioc acum 5 ani.

    28. leddfutt (4 months ago | reply)

      I have been using my FX 100 for over 25 years and like other posters, it has the original Casio batteries. Not even the Duracell bunny can top that!!

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