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Off Topic. Dark Side wonderfull calculator
Message #1 Posted by Daniel Sancho on 12 Feb 2003, 3:57 p.m.

Yes, I know, its not an HP. I also know that people who loves HP models calls "Dark Side" to Texas Instruments.

Well, I readed about a wonderfull TI model in the 65-Notes Vol-3-Nš-2 page 2.

Its a very very very unusual model. I think is so rare that you can not find this model in www.datamath.org

Perhaps is more difficult to find than the TI-88 or HP XPander

... but...

here you are:

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3114951416&category=9167

      
Wow! An early "digital"!
Message #2 Posted by Michael Meyer on 12 Feb 2003, 4:29 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Daniel Sancho

Wow! Nice calc! Based on the same principles I use daily to compute mathematical totals, like my IQ, etc.!

Getting harder to start up, though,... especially in the mornings. It also keeps increasing it's weight.

I wonder if this one was obtained by a "five-fingered discount."

I plan to bid early and often....well, no more than I can count on one hand, anyway.

Michael

            
Re: Wow! An early "digital"!
Message #3 Posted by Joerg Woerner on 13 Feb 2003, 7:37 a.m.,
in response to message #2 by Michael Meyer

Checked my Datamath Site - you are right: Not mentioned there.

BUT: No "=" key, seems to be an ealy HP ;-))

Greetings from the Dark Side, Joerg

                  
Re: Wow! An early "digital"!
Message #4 Posted by Daniel Sancho on 13 Feb 2003, 9:53 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by Joerg Woerner

JAJAJA :-)) :-))

No =, but also not "ENTER" key... mmmm :-))

Perhaps not an TI nor an HP I said it was a TI because I saw the machine at "65 Notes"... perhaps was wrong in the revue. Maybe an National Semiconductor? Maybe an TI prototype?

Greetings

Daniel

                        
Re: Wow! An early "digital"!
Message #5 Posted by Dave Shaffer on 13 Feb 2003, 3:36 p.m.,
in response to message #4 by Daniel Sancho

Not binary, not octal, not decimal, not hexadecimal, but ....

a "funf-imal" base machine (?).

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