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New High-End HP Calculator?

Posted by Hemos on from the graph-the-heck-out-of-it dept.

mschaef writes "There's a pretty convincing looking story over on hpcalc.org describing a new high-end HP calculator. The bottom line: 75MHz ARM9, USB Port, IrDA compatibility, 128x80 display, and a slot for SD cards. It also looks like the same basic software is running, either ported or via emulation of the venerable Saturn (HP-propriatary) CPU. The full story is over at HPcalc.org. It's good to see HP back in the game (hopefully) like this."

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  1. Reliability? by dave_f1m · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Great, but can I treat it like a hammer, and still have it work? You know, grab it, punch out a few calculations, and toss it aside without much care where it lands.

  2. Cheating in Exams? by captainclever · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Hmm... I doubt it'll be allowed in exams or tests if it's got infra-red capabilities.

    People might find it all to easy to chat and exchange answers on the sly if their calculators can communicate silently.

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    1. Re:Cheating in Exams? by vsync64 · · Score: 5, Funny
      When I took one of those annoying required pre-standardized test things in high school, the teacher in charge was reading off the rules. "If your calculator has wireless communication capabilities they must be blocked for the duration of the test... Ha ha. Does anyone here have anything like that?"

      I raised my hand. "Um, me."

      So she had to go inspect the electrical tape I had placed over my HP48's infrared port. Not that it would have done much good if I was the only one in the room with that calculator...

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    2. Re:Cheating in Exams? by f13nd · · Score: 5, Informative

      i did something similar on my AP exams with my 48G+
      i had all my files and whatnot stored as libraries, and anyone with an HP calc knows that the libs don't clear when you pass the reset button over to the exam guard

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  3. Time to upgrade? by dbowden · · Score: 5, Insightful
    When I was younger, the rule I followed was to always upgrade to the next generation of calculator after I'd understood all of the functions of the previous one.

    Is it time to go to this one yet?

    No... I'm still doing fine with my old 28S

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