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The 42S's are gone Message #1 Posted by CJ on 12 July 2002, 7:18 p.m. I came home tonight and had a voice message from California. A very nice women from HP informed me that my 42S order could not be completed and it was being cancelled. She stated that they could not complete the order because they are out of units. Oh well... Missed that one. I was one of the few that had Jul. 24, 2002 ship dates. I guess they couldn't find anymore or didn't have enough to fill all the orders. Christopher

Re: The 42S's are gone Message #2 Posted by Y. Samuel Arai on 15 July 2002, 2:37 p.m., in response to message #1 by CJ Same message was left for me here as well. I wonder how they came up with this July 24th ship date? Sam >I came home tonight and had a voice message from >California. > >A very nice women from HP informed me that my 42S order >could not be completed and it was being cancelled. She >stated that they could not complete the order because they >are out of units. > >Oh well... Missed that one. > >I was one of the few that had Jul. 24, 2002 ship dates. I >guess they couldn't find anymore or didn't have enough to >fill all the orders. > >Christopher

Re: The 42S's are gone Message #3 Posted by Karl Schneider on 16 July 2002, 1:51 a.m., in response to message #1 by CJ Nah! You can still get one of those Indonesian service-replacement units. Just visit http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dllViewItem&item=1366824203 and bid at least $250 to get in the game. Or, for a mere $350 you can "Buy It Now" and avoid the auction! Hmm, no bids yet... I guess those who may have needed a bona fide service replacement unit are SOL from HP's standpoint.

Re: The 42S's are gone---A call for philanthropy! Message #4 Posted by W. Bruce Maguire II on 16 July 2002, 1:07 p.m., in response to message #3 by Karl Schneider ... I guess those who may have needed a bona fide service replacement unit are SOL from HP's standpoint. No more than those who need a bona fide shirt-pocket RPN scientific calculator! <:-/ Karl: I, personally, was lucky enough to get ONE 42S service replacement. After someone first posted here asking about the mystery "part", I decided to call HP. The lady that I talked to told me that the part was a service manual. I asked here if she was sure. She said "yes." I asked her if her computer gave her more information about the part than the web-site, because the web-site was ambiguous. She restated that it was, in fact, a service MANUAL. I posted here with that information. A day or two later, though, someone posted that they had known for some time that these were CALCULATORS---not manuals---and they had purchased one (or more). I decided to take the chance that the post was not a hoax, and I ordered one. Even though I knew that these units were worth much more than the ~$95 price tag, I decided that if they really were 42s, that each person here had a moral obligation to not order more than ONE. I have no plans to EVER sell my new 42S; it goes to one of my kids---in about 12 years! Bruce. To anyone who got more than ONE 42S from HP as a result of posts in this forum: be a SPORT! Give something back to the forum that benefited you! I would suggest the following. Keep one unit for yourself (and feel very fortunate) and sell---for $95 + shipping---your additional service relpacements HERE to the people who tried and didn't get one. A look at past postings on this subject will give you the identities of the legitimate disappointed collectors.

Re: The 42S's are gone---A call for philanthropy! Message #5 Posted by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil) on 17 July 2002, 12:28 a.m., in response to message #4 by W. Bruce Maguire II Hi; I 100% agree with Mr. Maguire II, mostly because we all sort of belong to this community in a way we (at least almost all) would not take advantage from each other; instead, we would try to extended this advantage among all others. I have done some things I do not (and never will) regret, and I did not ask for anything back as payment. Those who know what I am talking about will understand better. I believe collectors-only do not participate in this forum as fans and users, and for these fans and users I believe what can be done, must be done. Many, many people in here helped me and consequently others in many situations. I try doing the same, and in this extreme case, I cannot agree more with Bruce Maguire II. I have only one earlier brazilian HP42S (1989's) and recently bought an used, newer one (1993's), also brazilian, so none is a Hewlett-Packard's original spare. I will upgrade the earlier one to 32K thanks to the tips that have been posted here and to clarifying, helpfull Randy Sloyer's e-mails. I decided to upgrade the earlier one just because it is already opened and the newer is scratch-free (I'll not violate the lady), so I'll keep using the 32K's "in the field" (classroom) and keep the newer (1993) for home activity. Just in case. For those who had the chance to buy more than one spare from HP, this gesture to a contributor (no reseller or collector-only) will be seen as more than philanthropy, instead a noble, mate respectful consideration. Cheers

Re: The 42S's are gone--- If you have an xtra please call/Mail Message #6 Posted by Eric on 17 July 2002, 12:49 a.m., in response to message #4 by W. Bruce Maguire II I have been trying to get a Hp 42S for a reasonable price to add to my collection, without any success. I am still interested. I have no HP 42S from before an I have never sold a calculator in my life. I do have a lot of Hp 32S's, HP 15C's and 16C's for trade though. Regards Eric

Re: The 42S's are gone--- If you have an xtra please call/Mail Message #7 Posted by W. Bruce Maguire II on 17 July 2002, 12:29 p.m., in response to message #6 by Eric Eric wrote: I have been trying to get a Hp 42S for a reasonable price to add to my collection, without any success... I do have a lot of Hp 32S's, HP 15C's and 16C's for trade though. Good luck, Eric. Maybe someone who got more than one service replacement will contact you. On the other hand, 15Cs and 16Cs can be worth a lot of money! If you were to place an ad in the classifieds saying that you have other calc.s to trade---including 15Cs and 16Cs---I'd wager you would get some responses. Then you can see if any of the offers seem reasonable to you. Seems reasonable to me! ;-) Bruce.

(text correction): The 42S's are gone Message #8 Posted by Karl Schneider on 17 July 2002, 1:45 a.m., in response to message #3 by Karl Schneider A small correction to my earlier post: The URL for the 42S auction is: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1366824203 (I had unknowingly edited out the "?" following "dll".) BTW, I agree wholeheartedly with W. Bruce McGuire.

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