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What the heck is this? Message #1 Posted by David Ramsey on 28 Feb 2004, 11:52 a.m. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3081492128&category=50575

Re: What the heck is this? Message #2 Posted by David Smith on 28 Feb 2004, 12:47 p.m., in response to message #1 by David Ramsey Looks like a trade show gimmie gadget.

Re: What the heck is this? Message #3 Posted by Joerg Woerner on 28 Feb 2004, 4:27 p.m., in response to message #1 by David Ramsey I guess the high-end model of a new series of 4 bangers. This one is the entry level: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2790891581&category=162 Greetings from TI-Land, Joerg

Re: What the heck is this? Message #4 Posted by Larry Corrado, USA (WI) on 1 Mar 2004, 7:25 a.m., in response to message #1 by David Ramsey I bought one of these at a second hand store recently for fifty cents, just out of curiosity. Mine has the logo of a casino on it. It actually seems rather well made, although I don't have much use for the euro converter, calendar and worldwide clocks. It's also heavy and the keys are small. I think the unit is made by Mitaki, if that means anything to anyone. There have been other examples of HP using cheapie off-brand calculators for promotional purposing. It's embarrassing. It really is. Does the left hand know what the eight hand is doing? or once did? Larry

Re: What the heck is this? Message #5 Posted by Massimo (Italy) on 1 Mar 2004, 8:00 a.m., in response to message #4 by Larry Corrado, USA (WI) Quote: Does the left hand know what the eight hand is doing? or once did? How many hands do you have? :-) Back on topic: I agree, it's embarrassing! Massimo

Opps! Message #6 Posted by Larry Corrado, USA (WI) on 1 Mar 2004, 11:55 a.m., in response to message #5 by Massimo (Italy) Make that "Does the left hand know what the RIGHT hand is doing." Proof read?? Me? Why? Thanks, Massimo! Larry

Re: Opps! Message #7 Posted by Massimo (Italy) on 1 Mar 2004, 12:11 p.m., in response to message #6 by Larry Corrado, USA (WI) Larry, it evidently was a typo (it's easy to put the finger between the E and the R on these keyboards) but it turned out as a funny sentence ;-) Cheers, Massimo

Re: What the heck is this? Message #8 Posted by Valentin Albillo on 1 Mar 2004, 8:04 a.m., in response to message #1 by David Ramsey Hi, I got another HP promotional, 4-banger calculator a year ago. It's quite well made, indeed, but the point is it's a real pity HP couldn't see the opportunity to offer a real tribute to its glorious past, i.e.: a simple, 4-banger *RPN* calculator !! That would be a keeper for sure, and would make a very nice promotional present to any person even remotely interested in HP or their products, if only for the novelty, whimsical factor of RPN instead of algebraic, not to mention its desirability among hard RPN fans. It could even be useful to completely demolish the usual horror tale about RPN being awkward to use. After all, how hard simple arithmetic can be made to look, even in an RPN machine ? If said promotional calc would have a 4-line display showing the whole stack, it would be the ultimate sales gimmick, most educational, most desirable promotional material of all time. But don't hold your breath. Nowaday's HP will never do it, even if such gizmos where $0.99 apiece. Best regards from V.

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