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HP Releases Hackable ARM-Based Calculator

Posted by Soulskill on from the turning-tools-to-toys dept.

mikeselectricstuff writes "HP's 20b business consultant calculator isn't the sort of thing that would normally interest the average Slashdotter, but HP has released a Devkit for it, including schematics and source for a sample application, and they appear to be actively encouraging people to re-purpose it. Maybe the engineers thought a business calculator was just too boring for their hardware? The calculator is based on an Atmel ARM chip, and it has a bootloader and JTAG interface to allow user applications to be written and downloaded, turning a boring calculator into anything you can do within the constraints of the hardware."

3 of 124 comments (clear)

  1. Sweet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But how do I embed the calculator in my arm? Knife and some glue?

  2. Re:Sorry but I have to ask.. by harrkev · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does it run NetBSD?

    If you want it to.
    Some assembly required... and maybe some C++.

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  3. Brick! by cplusplus · · Score: 5, Funny

    I bet the first thing I'd turn it into would be a brick.

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