HP Forum Archive 14

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HP "Create-a-Calculator" Contest Message #1 Posted by Mike H on 18 Sept 2004, 6:59 p.m. HP Reveals Winners of Second Annual "Create-a-Calculator" Contest Interestingly, the winner called his calculator the 42X. It is not what you were expecting… The young man appears to certainly have put much thought and hours into his project. 42X

Re: HP "Create-a-Calculator" Contest Message #2 Posted by Chris Woodhouse on 18 Sept 2004, 9:51 p.m., in response to message #1 by Mike H Where's the beaf? I could be blind but I don't see any calculator design on that web site. I want images not just text. Chris W

Re: HP "Create-a-Calculator" Contest Message #3 Posted by Ben Salinas on 19 Sept 2004, 1:10 a.m., in response to message #1 by Mike H I can't help but making this comment: How many of us have said, "I want HP to make a 42Sii (or 42s_)!" Hmm, perhaps this 42x is what we are looking forward to. Me, I will probably wait for Qonos (This probably sounds very bitter, but it is not meant to be bitter at all) -Ben Salinas 12345

Interesting ... HP-42X Message #4 Posted by HrastProgrammer on 19 Sept 2004, 2:57 a.m., in response to message #1 by Mike H http://www.geocities.com/hrastprogrammer/HP42X (year 2002) ...

Re: HP "Create-a-Calculator" Contest Message #5 Posted by Andrés C. Rodríguez (Argentina) on 19 Sept 2004, 11:04 a.m., in response to message #1 by Mike H I'm disappointed because it lacks a satellite dish receiver, to allow for watching sports TV channels, one of the most required features for a scientific calculator. Perhaps great sports events (football, boxing, baseball, hockey, etc.) could also be delivered via ROM-based modules. (The financial calculator version will use the dish receiver to obtain current stock quotations, and the ROM modules for reality shows)

Re: HP "Create-a-Calculator" Contest Message #6 Posted by GE (France) on 19 Sept 2004, 3:18 p.m., in response to message #5 by Andrés C. Rodríguez (Argentina) Batteries will last enough to move from one room to the other. And it will cost less than $10000. All good stuff.

Re: HP "Create-a-Calculator" Contest Message #7 Posted by Garth Wilson on 21 Sept 2004, 5:26 a.m., in response to message #1 by Mike H Touch screen? I hate 'em! And wireless remote keyboard? Why not just build the calculator into the keyboard like everyone did 30 years ago?

Re: HP "Create-a-Calculator" Contest Message #8 Posted by bill platt on 21 Sept 2004, 11:18 a.m., in response to message #7 by Garth Wilson Ji Garth, I think the wireless keyboard is a great idea--my co-worker thought of that just last week while I was showing him some ideas. It eliminates the clambshell problem, and makes it possible to have a very compact package which expands to be large enough to have good keys and a good screen. Best regards, bill

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