HP Launches New Calculators

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Posted by michael on Thursday October 23, 2003 @03:29AM from the just-buy-the-cheap-one dept.

lar1 writes "It looks like HP is back in the calculator buisness! In a press release dated 2003 October 20, HP states: 'Within the next several weeks, HP will be launching three additional new calculators: two graphing and one scientific. The two yet-to-be-launched graphing calculators, together with the hp 49g+ and the entry-level hp 9g, will provide a complete range of graphing calculators expected to fulfill the needs and budgets of a broad spectrum of calculator users.' The 49g+ boasts features such as: USB and IrDA connectivity, a 75MHz ARM CPU, 2MB of flash, and an SD card slot. That's a lot of calculator!" We mentioned this calculator-on-growth-hormones earlier.

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And the thought on everyone's mind is.... by JoeLinux · 2003-10-23 03:30 · Score: 5, Funny

...Polish Notation Reverse it is?
1. Re:And the thought on everyone's mind is.... by andrew_0812 · 2003-10-23 04:55 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  RPN is great. Plus, when someone needs to borrow your calculator, it is fun to watch them try to figure out how to use it, then give it back in frustration. Once you get used to it, though, it really is much more efficient.
  
  I still love my HP48gx.
2. Re:And the thought on everyone's mind is.... by COLUG · 2003-10-23 06:59 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  I for one
  our new RPN overlords
  welcome!
But by pheared · 2003-10-23 03:31 · Score: 1, Funny

I love my TI-86. I loved my 82 too.
Features by mopslik · 2003-10-23 03:31 · Score: 4, Funny

The 49g+ boasts features such as: USB and IrDA connectivity, a 75MHz ARM CPU, 2MB of flash, and an SD card slot.

And it adds too!
Broken. by grub · 2003-10-23 03:32 · Score: 5, Funny

Slashdot'd already. Here's the text:

HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced the hp 49g+ abacus, the flagship of a new line of powerful abaci to be launched this fall. Built for scientists, engineers, mathematicians, surveyors and students who need portable calculating power, the HP 49g+ abacus performs all the basic math functions the user knows. Total workspace includes an unprecedented 80 rows of 10 beads per, broken into two 40 row columns side by side. Priced at suggested retail of $99.99, the abacus also allows for future upgrades via an included toolkit which allows the user to remove each side bar permitting access to the bead assembly for easy replacement of worn beads. "The hp 49g+ is a powerful tool for professional engineers or college students who prefer the SB (Sliding Bead) entry mode of calculating ," said Fred Valdez, general manager, abacuss, HP Personal Systems Group. "We've taken the original hp 49g and made it streamlined, faster and shellaced to prevent splinters."

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my question by spammyy · 2003-10-23 03:32 · Score: 5, Funny

who needs that much in a calculator? i mean sounds ok for an entry level pda, but do you need that much? maybe they're trying to capture the calculator gaming world (who's played hick quest on their Ti83)

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Call me a Luddite. . . by bplipschitz · 2003-10-23 03:33 · Score: 2, Funny

but I won't be replacing my RPN HP-15C any time soon. I've had it since 1984, and it's still going strong.

Then again, I won't be replacing my slide rules, either. . .
Ugh. by Quasar1999 · 2003-10-23 03:35 · Score: 4, Funny

I refuse to use a device that is physically smaller than its getting started manual.

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1. Re:Ugh. by default+luser · 2003-10-23 05:27 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Then you'll want to avoid both HP and TI.
  
  The instruction book that came with my TI-82 was as thick as the calculator.
  
  The instruction book that came with my TI-89 was twice as thick as the calculator.
  
  In three years, TI will release a calculator with a manual the size of a phone book :)
  
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Re:75MHz ARM CPU by JUSTONEMORELATTE · 2003-10-23 03:39 · Score: 4, Funny

WOW! That's faster than my first 486 computer, impressive!

I feel so old... so very very old.....

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Are They.... by Anonym1ty · 2003-10-23 03:43 · Score: 2, Funny
- Do the new calculators also take pictures?
- Do the also make phone calls?
- Can I use it as a rolledex?
- Can I send e-mail from it?
- Can I IM people on it?
- Can I stream live video from it?
- Can I fax graphs from it?
- Can I look up a webpage on it?
- Can I listen to MP3's On it?
- Can I watch Videos on it?
- TV?
If it doesn't do ALL of this I am not impressed ---But that's just me
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How long till Linux port? by TokyoBoy · 2003-10-23 04:08 · Score: 2, Funny

Hm....2MB flash, SD card slot, ARM CPU...looks like a Linux port is a no-brainer.
Any bets on how long till Linux's first boot on an HP49g+?

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Re:Who is it aimed at? by Xerithane · 2003-10-23 04:16 · Score: 4, Funny

you cannot take SAT using a calculator with a QWERTY keyboard

One more reason why Dvorak is superior to QWERTY!

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RPN Bumper sticker by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-23 04:25 · Score: 1, Funny

Does anyone know where I can get an "I RPN Heart" bumper sticker?
Re:Girl selling her calculator by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-23 04:50 · Score: 1, Funny

Keep watching her. You know what she'll be selling next...
Good this is by JeffTL · 2003-10-23 06:57 · Score: 4, Funny

Polish notation reverse very efficient is. Like Latin it feels. Hewlett Packards very good are, but I my TI-83 prefer. When RPN I need GNU dc I use then.