Technical writing/Specification/Exercise calculator gold Exercise Two

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Describe a calculator with every possible extra feature you can think of. Perhaps it should have a diamond case, solid platinum keyboard, and a self-contained nuclear generator...

This is called "gold plating".


 * 1) How does this affect the cost and schedule?
 * 2) Who is likely to attempt this kind of "gold plating"?
 * 3) How can you avoid "gold plating"?