HP Forum Archive 08

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I get emails... Message #1 Posted by Gene on 16 Apr 2002, 11:12 p.m. This one came today: "Help!!! I have 3 electromagnetic engineering tests coming up in the next 3 weeks.  I lost the manuel for my HP 38G years ago and the teacher expects that most of us know how to use the calculus functions on our calculators.  I don't!!!  Any ideas where I might find this information or get another manuel?                                           Thanks,                                             Stephanie" Gene: I get about 4-5 of these a week. Sometimes it is because someone lost the cover to their TI-83. Do any of the rest of you get ones like this? It is particularly sad that someone can't search the net for "HP38G manual". I don't think Stephanie will do all that well on this test. I try to help, but ...

Re: I get emails... Message #2 Posted by Ren on 17 Apr 2002, 10:00 a.m., in response to message #1 by Gene No Gene, I don't get emails like those, even once a year. I didn't author a book on how to use a calculator, and my math skills leave a lot to be desired. You are the lucky one! Nor do I get emails from people trying to give me a table saw or old HP calculators, or parts to my flathead Ford... B^)

Re: I get emails... Message #3 Posted by Mike Sebastian (Texas) on 17 Apr 2002, 9:24 p.m., in response to message #2 by Ren Well, I don't get as many requests as you do, but they more than make up for it in weirdness. For example, from late March: "hey this is [name deleted] and i was wonderin if u can send me codes for calculators(when u type in numbers and turn it upside down and it says somethin)i know one and it goes like... [not appropriate for a family friendly forum] ...so if u can find codes like that can u please send them to me thank you"

hillbilly alphanumerics Message #4 Posted by db(martinez,california) on 17 Apr 2002, 10:50 p.m., in response to message #3 by Mike Sebastian (Texas) in a smoke filled room one night in 1974 i found that if i put 0771738 in most any calculator and turn it upside down it spells my last name. i can spell my first name too if i pretend that an upside down 4 is an "n", however the middle inital is right out. eat your heart out (name deleted).

Re: I get emails... Message #5 Posted by Frank on 18 Apr 2002, 3:06 p.m., in response to message #1 by Gene OK, Gene, sounds like your extrabusy working, teaching and calculator collecting self need an offer to help, send her email and I'll write her back.

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