Definitely cigar box-esque. I had almost forgotten about that variant. My question is did the casing material on that model get all gummy over the years like my poor Series 3c did?
No, it doesn’t. It had a non-rubberized super glossy coating.
Drat, now I want one...similarities to certain unfortunate car interior choices notwithstanding. I did a lot of my earliest programming in OPL on my Series 3a, because it was always with me. Nothing against Turbo Pascal for DOS which I also enjoyed, but, at the time, I couldn't bring that with me on the go.
Thank you for the info, too!