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May. 26 2012, 10:30 am
Hi all.
Being that most Trek fans here work in the sciences, are there any here that use an RPN-based HP calculator? |
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May. 26 2012, 4:17 pm
Absolutely!!! I used my dad's HP calculator when I was a kid and bought myself an HP-15C when I got into junior high - I still have it and it works great about 30 years later.
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May. 26 2012, 4:59 pm
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>To each, their own, I guess. Apple stuff has always worked just fine for me.
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I used to use (and program) Apple products.... but then I grew up... 
Seriously.... Apple has changed for the better and has gotten a lot better. I just haven't decided to change. (Plus, you pay a lot of money for the name.)
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May. 26 2012, 5:11 pm
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>THAT'S the truth, for sure! Talk about sticker shock! They're still coming up with most of the latest innovations though, don't you think?
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In some areas, yea, they've got a lot of new personal devices and eye candy that people like. As an IT Director, I look at things a lot differently than just a home user. But as I tell people - find what works for them.
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May. 26 2012, 5:41 pm
I had previously a HP keyboard still now a Microsoft one which works on the USB device, but who cares? My Officejet 4500 from HP is the most awesome picture-printer in lots of time, because the ink-cartridges are cheap for colored faxes, scanns & such copies or simple documents. |
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May. 28 2012, 12:19 pm
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>Absolutely!!! I used my dad's HP calculator when I was a kid and bought myself an HP-15C when I got into junior high - I still have it and it works great about 30 years later.
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Fantastic choice. Quite the extraordinary model with almost everything,--Solve, Integrate, Matrices and even Complex Number functionality. Keep it in good condition!
And then later, its successor, the 42S incorporates the legendary HP-41CV to complement all the 15C has to offer.
Trekkie -- I am not a Trekker!
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May. 28 2012, 12:45 pm
Quote: GulMatan @ May. 28 2012, 12:19 pm | Quote: FleetAdmiral_BamBam @ May. 26 2012, 4:17 pm | >
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Fantastic choice. Quite the extraordinary model with almost everything,--Solve, Integrate, Matrices and even Complex Number functionality. Keep it in good condition!
And then later, its successor, the 42S incorporates the legendary HP-41CV to complement all the 15C has to offer.
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Actually, I almost bought a HP-48 when I was in the military and going to night school, but just couldn't justify it.
My batteries died on the 15C.... gotta go down and buy some.
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May. 28 2012, 1:29 pm
Quote: FleetAdmiral_BamBam @ May. 28 2012, 12:45 pm | Quote: GulMatan @ May. 28 2012, 12:19 pm | Quote: FleetAdmiral_BamBam @ May. 26 2012, 4:17 pm | >
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Fantastic choice. Quite the extraordinary model with almost everything,--Solve, Integrate, Matrices and even Complex Number functionality. Keep it in good condition!
And then later, its successor, the 42S incorporates the legendary HP-41CV to complement all the 15C has to offer.
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Actually, I almost bought a HP-48 when I was in the military and going to night school, but just couldn't justify it.
My batteries died on the 15C.... gotta go down and buy some.
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Well, according to the HP-12C page on The Musum of HP Calculators ( http://www.hpmuseum.org/hp12c.htm ), the longest a Voyager series calculator has gone on a single set of batteries is 22 years. Read and enjoy.
Trekkie -- I am not a Trekker!
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May. 28 2012, 2:34 pm
Quote: GulMatan @ May. 28 2012, 1:29 pm | Quote: FleetAdmiral_BamBam @ May. 28 2012, 12:45 pm | Quote: GulMatan @ May. 28 2012, 12:19 pm | Quote: FleetAdmiral_BamBam @ May. 26 2012, 4:17 pm | >
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Fantastic choice. Quite the extraordinary model with almost everything,--Solve, Integrate, Matrices and even Complex Number functionality. Keep it in good condition!
And then later, its successor, the 42S incorporates the legendary HP-41CV to complement all the 15C has to offer.
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Actually, I almost bought a HP-48 when I was in the military and going to night school, but just couldn't justify it.
My batteries died on the 15C.... gotta go down and buy some.
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Well, according to the HP-12C page on The Musum of HP Calculators ( http://www.hpmuseum.org/hp12c.htm ), the longest a Voyager series calculator has gone on a single set of batteries is 22 years. Read and enjoy.
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22 years??? Wow.. Doesn't sound like they used the calculator much. I still use my calculator and have to replace the batteries every two years or so.
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