Is HP getting serious about calculators?
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From: Gene on 3 Oct 2006 21:29 eddie_1970(a)comcast.net wrote: >I just > really would like to see HP bring back the HP15c. For a new HP15c I > would be will to pay $100 - 150. > > Regards, > Eddie Gene: And, as has been covered in this forum many, many times, it would cost HP much more than that to re-engineer the HP15c. Despite the fact that it might share many common parts with the 12cp, the machine would have to be re-engineered. Components just don't exist any more. Then there's the market question...how many people will pay $150 for a calculator without alphanumerics and with only ~400 bytes of program space? Not enough for it to be worth HP's time, unfortunately. Just isn't going to happen, IMO. Move on...sadly, nothing to see here. :-(
From: brad.barton on 3 Oct 2006 21:33 TW wrote: > Rumors no. . . but we all had to sign NDAs and hopefully everyone will > respect them. Well of course I don't want anyone to get into trouble, nor do I wish to cause HP harm by encouraging anyone to let any felines out of the sack. I find it interesting though that you had to sign an NDA, because if there is nothing to disclose, what's with the agreement? Is this standard practice at all HHC get togethers, or is this a new wrinkle? Seriously, if anyone is thinking about ignoring an NDA, please don't. No matter how fun it is to be the one to bear interesting news, the damage you could do is NOT worth it. It would be nice however to read something about the latest conference that's not classified. Has anyone posted anything on it? Brad
From: Chips on 4 Oct 2006 00:50 Well, I just got out my 33s and stuck it in my pocket. No problem. Just a t-shirt pocket. The 50 fits in as well, but is taller and a bit top heavy, would probably fall out more easily. I actually like the 33s. Some of the functions are really easy, like going back and forth from fractions to decimal, HMS to decimal, things like that. I think somebody put some time into how the keypresses would actually be done. Trig is easy. If you used it a lot and got used to it, You might really like it. GC <eddie_1970(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:1159923283.024038.196660(a)i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > John H Meyers wrote: >> On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:30:02 -0500, Eddie wrote: >> >> > One thing I wish HP would do is revive the HP15c. >> > I'm an engineer & when I am in the field it would be >> > nice to would to have something that size that fits in your pocket >> > & does just the basics in RPN. HP are you listening ? >> > If you can still make the HP12C why not the HP15C? >> >> This is what's in the current product line: >> http://www.hp.com/calculators/scientific/33s/index.html >> >> It's cheaper than a 12C, does some things more >> (and some less) than a 15C, has more memory, >> and probably requires less learning. >> >> Successful professional engineers can get a 15C on eBay, anyway :) >> >> [r->] [OFF] > > John, > > I've not been able to see a HP33 in person, but everything I've read > about it says that it won;t fit in your pocket. Plus the goofy chevron > shaped keyboard sort of turns me off. Yes, I could get one from ebay > but they are very very pricey with various defects.There are some > engineers I work with that have HP 15Cs that I have offered to buy from > but they would not part with it for any amount of money. They would > sooner sell their souls than part with their HP15c. I love the HP50g in > the office, but it would be very nice to have something small with RPN > with basic a basic calculator (trig functions, etc) that I can do a > quick & dirty calculation in the field. It doesn't have to have any > programming capability. I have a Palm Pilot that with Creative Creek > RPN calculator software that works great when it works but not that > reliable. Especially in the winter, I don't care what Palm says they > have a serious SUDS issue with static electicity in the winter. I just > really would like to see HP bring back the HP15c. For a new HP15c I > would be will to pay $100 - 150. > > Regards, > Eddie >
From: greenchile505 on 4 Oct 2006 01:03 TW wrote: > > I can't imagine he > > fixes bugs or adds functionality, then sends the updates to HP and we > > get a new ROM. Sounds like fantasy. > > Yet it isn't. Stange world we live in, isn't it? Would you like him > to stop doing it? Our world is strange. I would not like him to stop. Live and let live. > Rumors no. . . but we all had to sign NDAs and hopefully everyone will > respect them. I wish I had made it to HHC 2006! Instead of being on the outside looking in, I would be on the inside looking cool with a free 25th Anniversary hp 12c in my shirt pocket (that most of us wish were a 15c).
From: Berk Birand on 4 Oct 2006 02:34
On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:50:45 +0000, Chips wrote: > > I actually like the 33s. Some of the functions are really easy, like going > back and forth from fractions to decimal, HMS to decimal, things like that. > I think somebody put some time into how the keypresses would actually be > done. Trig is easy. If you used it a lot and got used to it, You might > really like it. I was looking at some of the other scientific, non-graphic calculators of HP, and the following comparison chart caught my attention: http://www.hp.com/calculators/scientific/index.html How come only one of those calculators actually support RPN? And why does the 30S have more built-in functions than the 33s, although being $35 cheaper? Berk -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |