From: kolstad@cae.wisc.edu (Joel Kolstad)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Casio Databank Touch Screen Watches
Date: 13 Apr 92 00:32:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: doug.1992Apr12.193213.22825
Organization: College of Engineering, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

In article <29E8BD78.9814@noiro.acs.uci.edu> gkwan@balboa.eng.uci.edu (Greg Kwan) writes:
>
("It" refers to a bug) 
>>It was a pretty obscure key combination... something like, select 2nd function
>>scientific functions, go back to the time display, set the time, and hit
>>something.  Almost impossible to do accidently.  I believe I stumbled into
>>it when I was trying all sorts of combinations to turn off the !@#$ beeper...
>>I just couldn't believe ther wouldn't be a way to turn it off!
>
>"Almost impossible to do accidentally"?  Well, I was doing some stupid calcu-
>lation last Sunday when I remembered that it was Daylight Savings Time.  So
>I went to set the time and ...  At least I now know that it was the watch and
>not my imagination.

:-) That would make sense...  Maybe not as impossible to do as I suspected.

>>Back in high school when I this was the watch I wore, there weren`t yet
>>enough people that I needed phone storage capability. :-)
>
>Not the watch to impress the babes.  Try the 14K solid gold Rolex.  (and if
>anyone's interested in trading one of those for the CFX-40, send email :-)

The one before the CFX-40, with 24 (or was it 28?) buttons really grabbed folks'
attention... several people made the snide comment, "Think you got enough
buttons on that watch, Joel?" :-) Oh well... guess everyone can't be a
nerd&&&&techie.

>Casio did make great nerd!!!!techie watches.  I think they made a business
>calculator version also.  IMHO though, the best calculator watch they made
>had a touch screen that ordinarily just displayed the time/day/date (large
>screen).  When you wanted to use the calculator, then the screen displayed
>the keypad in LCD.  My brother had one, but it was stolen.  Anyone have an
>extra?

(Looking at wrist)

I currently wear a Casio that does that, but it's a databank watch too.
I think I saw one long long ago that was just a basic touchscreen
watch and calculator, though, which may be what you're thinking of.

Now for the bad news... the one I currently have has MICRONTA plastered
across the top.  I couldn't find any place that would sell them with Casio's
name still one it, so I had to go to Rat Shack and get it with their
darn name on it.  Oh well... small price to pay, I guess.  I have the metal
version, and Radio Shack wanted a lot of money for it -- $140.  If you're
really desparate for a watch like this, though, it might be worth it.
You get about 2K of appointments, telephone numbers, and memos.  It has
the calculator, 5 daily alarms (why?), a stop watch, and a slick world time
mode where it displays a world map that scrolls left and right.  It will
also display a calendar but unfortunately doesn't highlight that have
appointments set for them, like the handheld organizers.  It
can display Kanji, too, if you have that need.

It's interesting that I've gone from a watch with 24 buttons to one that
has absolutly none... only a touch screen. :-)  The current one might be
a little better for not turning off women, too.

>
>greg

						---Joel Kolstad