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Clear case HP41CX ??? Message #1 Posted by Iqbal on 29 Feb 2004, 8:24 p.m. Anyone has the story behind this one? Is this an original? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3081697354&category=11713

Re: Clear case HP41CX ??? Message #2 Posted by Jerry Pfile on 29 Feb 2004, 11:59 p.m., in response to message #1 by Iqbal Probably assembled from one or more case parts that HP had shot with clear plastic in order to check internal assembly clearances. A few weeks ago there was an HP97 base in clear on an e-bay auction, and a HP67 case. Best, Jerry

Re: Clear case HP41CX ??? Message #3 Posted by Iqbal on 1 Mar 2004, 8:49 p.m., in response to message #2 by Jerry Pfile I saw the HP 67 clear case already. But this is the first time I have seen a 41CX clear case. I wonder how much of these were made?

Re: Clear case HP41CX ??? Message #4 Posted by Jerry Pfile on 2 Mar 2004, 9:03 p.m., in response to message #3 by Iqbal Iqbal, Only a guess, but I suspect only a couple of dozen at most. Again, only enough to test for clearance of the internals visually. I suspect a few left the premises in briefcases so a few employees could have "neat" examples of the calc. Best, Jerry

Re: Clear case HP41CX ??? Message #5 Posted by Axel Poqué on 5 Mar 2004, 9:34 a.m., in response to message #4 by Jerry Pfile I found the following on Woldek Mier Jedrzejowicz's "HP REFERENCE" site: "With some models, HP make a few calculators which work as normal but are in a transparent plastic case, not the normal HP black (or dark green or dark blue) plastic case. These are designed to let people see the insides of the calculator -- maybe to let them see how well it is made, and how much gold plating goes into an HP calculator -- no doubt justifying its high price." http://www.vcalc.net/hp-jhi.htm#RARITIES

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