Are HP calculators extinct?
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Are HP calculators extinct?
A vendor told me some disturbing news today. He said that HP doesn't make calculators anymore, or at least not like the old RPN versions. I've got a 32SII at work, and an HP11C at home, and I never thought they'd become collector's items. Is it true? An engineer's worst nightmare!
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Texas Instruments seems to be taking over the calculator world.
I've had a number of textbooks that included instructions on how to get the TI-83 or TI-89 graphing calculators to do things, but I've never seen other models included in books.
(I'm 19 and in engineering school now...)
I've had a number of textbooks that included instructions on how to get the TI-83 or TI-89 graphing calculators to do things, but I've never seen other models included in books.
(I'm 19 and in engineering school now...)
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The standard for education purposes is Texas Instruments. I think that's contributing to it bigtime. All textbooks refer to it to keep everyone one the same page. Think... "Microsoft" for the calculator world.
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Originally Posted by jroehl
You can get RPN programs for your PDA.
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Apparently they stopped making them in 2001, although they are still delivering them from warehouse stock.
I guess I'd better put a restraining bolt on my classic HP and chain it to my desk.
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TIs suck. HP RPNs rock. Period. Once you learn how to use RPN (not hard), long calculations go much, much, much quicker. None of that stupid memory stuff.
I still have an old 42s. I don't do any real scientific calcs these days, but if I've got a bunch of stuff to add up for business, it's my go-to.
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I still have an old 42s. I don't do any real scientific calcs these days, but if I've got a bunch of stuff to add up for business, it's my go-to.
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If you go to the highlighted HP calculator site, there appears to be quite a few models to choose from. Whether or not they are new, old, made by somebody else with HP's blessing - I don't know. It doesn't seem to be the total end of an era.
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I still have my Post Versilog Dual-Log slide rule. It's made from bamboo, so it wouldn't absorb moisture in the shower and get sticky (engineers are a committed bunch --- or should be committed). Funny, but I've never had to buy a battery for it, either.
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HP calculators are still out there. Half of the calculators allowed for the Fundamental's of Engineering Exam are HP models. I prefer the TI models and use the TI-89 myself.
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