Here's a question for the list - how many still
have and use the TI
calculator that could be used in octal or hex?
TI Programmer first model had an LED display, and went through batteries
rather quickly. There is an enormous range of what life people would get
from the batteries in it, ranging from hours to weeks.
TI Programmer Second model had an LCD display, and the batteries
outlasted the keyboard (NOT a clean room situation)
Casio CFX40 and CFX400 wrist watch scientific calculator that had
decimal, hex, and octal modes. They are starting to become hard to find.