13-04-2020, 09:40 AM
We're HP fans in our house. My first was an HP34C, which I alas give away. Silly me - they cost a small fortune now. I replaced it with an HP15C, which sits next to me and is my daily use calculator.
Also next to me is an HP50G graphing calculator. That is very close to a small computer, powerful, cryptic programming language. Got part way up the learning curve, but a bit like welding you have to use it daily because you quickly forget! I also have the printer that links to it via IR.
Also on the desk is an HP28S. That opens like a book with a dual keyboard. Same programming language as the 50G.
Upstairs I have an HP15C Limited Edition. That has exactly the same functionality and straightforward programming as the original HP15C, but has an ARM processor. It is massively faster than the original. And also an HP35S, which is a HP also-ran.
Many years ago I converted my accountant wife to reverse polish. So she has an HP12C on the upstairs desk and another one in her briefcase.
Back even further I started with a Sinclair Scientific back in the very early 70's, and then a Texas TI56 as an undergrad - but at that time HP's were unaffordable. The University library had HP calculators screwed to the desks (so they couldn't be pinched!).
Craig
Also next to me is an HP50G graphing calculator. That is very close to a small computer, powerful, cryptic programming language. Got part way up the learning curve, but a bit like welding you have to use it daily because you quickly forget! I also have the printer that links to it via IR.
Also on the desk is an HP28S. That opens like a book with a dual keyboard. Same programming language as the 50G.
Upstairs I have an HP15C Limited Edition. That has exactly the same functionality and straightforward programming as the original HP15C, but has an ARM processor. It is massively faster than the original. And also an HP35S, which is a HP also-ran.
Many years ago I converted my accountant wife to reverse polish. So she has an HP12C on the upstairs desk and another one in her briefcase.
Back even further I started with a Sinclair Scientific back in the very early 70's, and then a Texas TI56 as an undergrad - but at that time HP's were unaffordable. The University library had HP calculators screwed to the desks (so they couldn't be pinched!).
Craig
