[net.micro] Computer/calculator for nonhackers

SELINGER.RU-GREEN@Rutgers@sri-unix (10/21/82)

From: Marla <SELINGER.RU-GREEN@Rutgers>

	My father participates in boat races every week.  He has asked
me if there is some sort of microcomputer/calculator that the  sailors
could use  to help  calculate the  race results.   They would  like  a
permanent memory of some sort to  keep track of boat handicaps,  10-15
different race  courses, etc.   The  program would  have to  take  the
handicaps, the course, and the  finishing order and times and  produce
the corrected order of finishing boats.

	Obviously, sailors are not going to be able to handle anything
too obscure.  While the HP11-16C  calculators might be just the  thing
for CS people, I don't think my father could work with arithmetic on a
stack....Is there anything  in the $200  price range (all  peripherals
included-monitor, etc. if needed)  that would fit my description? 

	Please send  replies  to  SELINGER@RUTGERS.   I  will  send  a
condensation of  suggestions  along with  the  final decision  to  the
bboard. 

Thanks,

Marla Selinger
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