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Originally Posted by zenda
These were allowed

And my goodness, I can still remember the feeling of "Now we are in the space age!"

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I remember those coats. Why would they be banned? They seemed very practical to me.
As for the digital watch (something Douglas Adams was keenly fascinated with) your post reminded me of the one or two kids who managed to get a CALCULATOR digital watch:
and as for calculators, these came out in my grade 12 yr, and of course were banned from exams & tests. The Texas Instruments TI-59:
You could select a program card and slide it into the side for specific functions as well.