Talk:Casio/Archives/2015

Company name

The company spells its name with the first letter only capitalized on their web site at

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They also spell it in full caps, but since initial cap is conventional, I changed it to that style. I don't know why Japanese companies use full caps, but I speculate that it's because, the Japanese language not having capital letters, Japanese people don't know how to capitalize.

Japanese usually use all caps in the Roman alphabet. Rarely do I see them using lowercase letters at all (but there are exceptions). For example, if you were playing a Japanese video game and it asks for your name, often you'll have a choice between hiragana, katakana, or uppercase Roman letters -- but no lowercase. I don't think it's a matter of them not knowing how to capitalize; it's more that they don't care because they don't use Roman letters much. Also, for logos, there's the matter of style: an all-caps logo might stand out more. - furrykef (Talk at me) 05:52, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I agree I doubt they care. Wolfmankurd 16:45, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Is adding the corporate address ok? Yottamaster (talk) 06:41, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

DG-20

I think the DP-20 should be included somewhere, it was developed in 1986, it played like a guitar and had synth-like tones. It was a failure, sure, but I still think it needs a place here. 74.37.143.14 (talk) 07:21, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

I have placed the details of the DG-20 electronic guitar and its release in 1987 from Casio's chronology of products website. I am still searching for more details on this instrument (I'm a FOTC fan) Vrkunkel (talk) 10:09, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Casio fx-501P, 502P, 601P, 602P and successors

First, I must congratulate on a Casio page much more verbatim than in Swedish Wikipedia. I went here for inspiration. What I personally miss here is Casio fx-602P and its relatives. The fx-602P, manufactured 1983-1989, which is many years for a single calculator model, is in my opinion the masterpiece of programmable calculators from Casio. In todays measure not much memory, but even today I would prefer this model as an everyday calculator with its alphanumeric display, easy-to-understand programming language (i.e., same steps as normal calculations), and compact design to fit any shirt pocket.

I don't know if my registration in Swedish Wikipedia is valid here, but I guess not. I'm called GuggeP in sv.wikipedia.org 80.251.192.2 (talk) 01:03, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, why only watches? Why not product information on calculators etc.? Else remove the watch product line. Yottamaster (talk) 06:46, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

In popular culture

Would the Bojinka plot really fall under the category of "popular culture"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.182.82.36 (talk) 18:08, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

First electronic musical instrument

I don't know what criteria is being used to call the 1980 CT-201 the first electronic musical instrument... Moog synthesizers were in use since the 1950s, and Theremins were developed in 1919, patented in 1928. I will leave the actual edit up to a pro, since I'm not a regular editor, don't know many formatting commands, and don't know if this is supposed to mean only IC-based electronics or something. 70.65.2.249 (talk) 22:33, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

The table is a mess and probably fails WP:ISNOT. For the moment, I have edited the one entry per your comment. But please be bold and feel free to edit the article. If you explain what you're doing, using edit summaries or this talk page, no one will bite your head off. Rivertorch (talk) 05:55, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Founding year

Isn't it 1946? http://world.casio.com/corporate/history/

The german wikipedia (and some others) also says 1946. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_Computer_Co.,_Ltd. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.200.74.25 (talk) 22:51, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

The company page you linked to suggests that an entity called Casio existed since 1946 but the current company under its present name was founded in 1957. It's a bit confusing, but if I read the timeline on the company page correctly I don't think the article is misleading. Some clarification might be helpful. (German Wikipedia is not a reliable source, btw.) Rivertorch (talk) 04:47, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Combine Timeline and Chronology

These see redundant, I'm sure these could be combined and formatted. (I'm too lazy to do it at the moment). Also, is this article focusing on watches, or all Casio products? Perhaps separate sections are needed eg watches, calculators, musical/electronic instruments Vrkunkel (talk) 10:16, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

No info on synthesizers?

Funny that no mention is made of Casio keyboards. They certainly have a place in pop culture. The early keyboards produced primitive electronic tones and automated beats. They are still sampled in electronica today as a retro or kitsch element. They are also usaully a term of derision for overly electronic sounding music. "I could make better music on my Casio keyboard!" --68.103.154.140 18:39, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Please be bold and add information.Jonpatterns (talk) 07:49, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Chronograph section is lacking!

NUGGETS!!! (haha, that's great stuff.)

seriously, though, the Watch(Chronograph) section is lacking and only mentions 3 product lines. where's the illuminator series or the marine gear series?

someone better get on this, PRONTO.

66.81.147.207 06:06, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Please be bold and add information.Jonpatterns (talk) 07:49, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

List of Casio calculators

Why is there not a list of Casio calculators? We have a page titled List of HP calculators. -Polytope4d (talk) 11:52, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

@Polytope4d:Please be bold and add page.Jonpatterns (talk) 07:49, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Create separate list article

It would probably be better to move the list of products to a separate article, what do people think? Jonpatterns (talk) 07:49, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, certainly. -Polytope4d (talk) 15:15, 11 December 2015 (UTC)