Sinclair Sporting Life Settler, c. 1978

The Sporting Life Settler was a calculator designed for betting shops. It performed complex calculations to determine the winnings of complicated bets on horse and greyhound races.The name came from the newspaper who sponsored the development.

The Sporting Life Settler looks similar to the Sinclair President calculator though fewer were produced as it was more niche. Due to huge competition from Japanese manufacturers and their far more battery-efficient LCD machines, this and the President were manufactured by Radofin in Hong Kong to cut costs.

 

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