A pedometer I bought last week came with LR44 batteries, which reminded me of an object of my youth, a Donkey Kong LCD display game—an interesting bunch of orange plastic. And there I sat, with my Nintendo Donkey Kong Game & Watch, 2 new LR44 batteries and itching thumbs. The digits scratched into the plastic read 1135 as high score (999+1+135), a tantalizing number for a guy that now faces 'game over' at a score of about 400. How old is this thing actually? Wikipedia says 1982, but when we bought it at an electronics shop in Ghent, Belgium (Tandy?) I guess it was 1986. Funny fact: when the game was released, the monkey was already called Donkey Kong, but the little man was referred to as 'Jumpman'. (The name Mario was introduced later on.) This game is largely based on the 1981 arcade game in which Donkey Kong first appeared, see en.wikipedia.org Data on the back: Model No.: DK-52 Rating: DC3V 0.0002W Battery: LR44 (or SR44)x2 Copyright Nintendo 1982 Pat. Pend. Made in Japan Serial number (unique): 42342496
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Mitutoyo Digital Caliper Review - Model 500-196-20 Digimatic
www.smallparts.com Here is the ultimate review of the best selling Mitutoyo digital caliper.
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