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HP48GX Banned from Exams Message #1 Posted by Don Queen on 18 Oct 2003, 8:48 p.m. Since the ban of the HP48GX by NCEES, does anyone have the number and availability of the new calculator that is being released by HP that will be allowed in the Engineering and Surveying Licensing Examinations?

Re: HP48GX Banned from Exams Message #2 Posted by Veli-Pekka Nousiainen on 18 Oct 2003, 8:52 p.m., in response to message #1 by Don Queen "Since the ban of the HP48GX by NCEES, does anyone have the number and availability of the new calculator that is being released by HP that will be allowed in the Engineering and Surveying Licensing Examinations?" hp 33s Avail? Nov/Dec?

Re: HP48GX Banned from Exams Message #3 Posted by CME750 on 18 Oct 2003, 11:10 p.m., in response to message #1 by Don Queen According to NCEES, the forthcoming HP 33S will be acceptable for use on the engineering and surveying licensing exams. NCEES also states that "Hewlett Packard expects the HP-33s to be available by 12/1/2003": http://www.ncees.org/exams/calculators Expected retail price is $60 to $66. Some unofficial pre-release info about the 33S is available at: http://www.hpcalc.org/images/datasheet33s.pdf It's hard to believe, but there are *no* RPN scientific calculators in current production that can be used on professional engineering or surveying exams. If you can't wait for the 33S, the only alternative is to find an older discontinued model, like the 32SII, 42S, 15C, or 11C. However, the market value of such models has risen markedly since NCEES banned the HP48 and 49 series.

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