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HP Calculator Department Closing

Posted by Hemos on from the it's-the-end-of-the-line dept.

Beans writes "Today is a sad day for the engineering calculator world. HP calculator department is closing. www.calc.org has the scoop. Leaving employees just announced it on comp.sys.hp48. You can check google groups for the original posts."

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  1. Awww.. by scubasteve · · Score: 1, Redundant

    now I have no choice but to play games on my TI86 in math class.

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  2. Re:Good idea, but there are two problems by Splork · · Score: 1, Redundant

    mod the above post up, the reason PDAs don't make wonderful scientific calculators is because they don't have any buttons.

    The tactile feedback and ease of use of the buttons on a real calculator make them -much- faster and easier to use. HP48 and TI8x series calculators have great buttons.

    Even setting up a PDAs screen as a touch screen is nowhere near as good (and can't fit nearly as many useful multi-labeled buttons).

  3. I think I'll go fondle my HP-67 for a while... by alumshubby · · Score: 1, Redundant

    ...sniff...sob...

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