Battery Life!!! Message #5 Posted by gord on 30 Mar 1999, 1:35 a.m., in response to message #1 by john
Battery life! Voyager was the first calculator that could live for years on a single set of primary batteries. Before Voyager a person always had to worry about losing battery at the worst moment, ie, exam time. After Voyager, batteries were no longer a concern. They would run for years.
Voyager is also noteworthy as the last hp calculator series that had segmented displays as opposed to dot matrix displays. Better contrast.
Personally, I think the Woodstocks were the most elegant calculators ever made. Very ergonomic, but not easy on batteries.
What's amazing about the Voyagers is that the HP-12 is still in production, after being introduced 19 years ago!!!
Now, if they can make the 12, why can't they make the 15?!
Gord
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