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About
the 8125
Nearly a century has passed since Jay R.
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calculatortothebusinesscommunity.Atthe
time his vision was “to manufacture a machine
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easeandwouldproducetheanswersalmost
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be simple and practically foolproof to operate,
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so the operator would know the answers were
correct.” “Such a machine” thought Monroe,
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totheexecutive”.Whileitwouldbehardto
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standards,itwascertainlyahugeadvance,as
all computations were performed manually at
the time.
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century of experience working directly with
America’s premier businesses. Working
directlymeansaMonroesalesrepresentative
hasbeeninvirtuallyeverybusiness.That
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feedback to Monroe’s planning department
forimprovementsinfutureproducts.Those
improvements have always set the Monroe
calculator apart from all others, as no other
calculator company works directly with
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breaking features to simplify the work routinely
encountered in business. Nowhere is this
legacy more apparent than the Monroe 8125.
But the Monroe 8125 isn’t just another
functionally superior Monroe calculator. Prior
tocommencingdevelopmentofthe8125,we
listened carefully to our customer base. At
trade shows and during in-person meetings,
ourusersalmostoverwhelmingaskedusto
develop a calculator with a smaller footprint
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increasingly complex desktop environment.
Such a calculator should also retain the
functionality of our heavy-duty models and
maintain the reliability for which Monroe is well
known. With those basic criteria we added
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compelling.Forthatwesoughttheexpertise
ofawardwinningindustrialdesignerJosh
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functionality and performance as the primary
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forthe8125exudesclaritybyblendingutility,
usability, materiality and engineering. The
powerofthatphilosophyandthedepthof
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calculator of its time, the Monroe 8125.
About
the Ultimate
The Monroe Ultimate is the beneficiary of that
legacy more apparent than the Monroe Ultimate.
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