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Whatever happend to the HP10Bii?
Message #1 Posted by Tom (UK) on 22 Feb 2001, 8:07 a.m.

A few months ago the HP10Bii was on the US web page. Since then it seems to have disappeared but the HP10b is still advertised.

Is it only on sale in some markets while HP get rid of the old stock of HP10b?

Will this calc be the basis of any other calcs, or have HP gone down the line of contract manufacture when getting the same thing again is more expensive than having a new design (I know that seems odd but it sometimes works out cheaper to start with a blank sheet of paper if the manufacturer you were using has moved on or gone bust.)

      
Re: Whatever happend to the HP10Bii?
Message #2 Posted by Frank B. (Germany) on 22 Feb 2001, 3:17 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Tom (UK)

I haven't seen a real HP10bii yet, but a quick search with google shows, that the webpage is still around:

http://www.hp.com/calculators/business/10bii_info.html

From the french page

http://www.hp.com/calculators/france/prod10.html

you can even download an emulator and the manual for the calculator. Unfortunately, I don't speak french.

Frank.

      
Re: Whatever happend to the HP10Bii?
Message #3 Posted by Todd Garabedian on 22 Feb 2001, 6:23 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Tom (UK)

I saw them for sale in France when I was there a couple months ago. Next time I go, I'll stock up!

            
Re: Whatever happend to the HP10Bii?
Message #4 Posted by GE on 26 Feb 2001, 3:07 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by Todd Garabedian

I got one a few months ago. The fact is, I live in France. If you're interested I can (try to) purchase one for anyone interested. This would be the unopened, shrink-wrapped HP10bII, at whatever the street price happens to be now. Shipping would be yours. I'm interested in other calculators not readily available here in France, so a swap is possible. Regards.

                  
Re: Whatever happend to the HP10Bii?
Message #5 Posted by Raymond Hellstern on 16 Mar 2001, 7:31 p.m.,
in response to message #4 by GE

Hello,

AFAIK, HP has shut down calculator production. See www.hpcalc.org .

I have one 10BII unit (not for sale;-)

It's very light, has a hard key click. Its left and right edge is surrounded by rubber, so it can't slip off your hands even if the're wet. But unfortunately, the microscopic rubber feet which should hold the calc in place when it's sitting on the desk are nearly worthless since the battery door looks out some tenths of a millimeter:-( In Germany it was sold at the same price as the 10B, but IMHO it's worth half the price at max. My tip: If you really need such a calc, get a 10B (not 10BII) while the're available.

Don't get me wrong: it's not a bad calc, it's only the wrong price for the product;-)

Raymond


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