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19BII manual
Message #1 Posted by Gavin Coppin on 24 Sept 2004, 1:38 p.m.

I ordered a 19BII manual via the museum. Two weeks later I received a CD4. It does not contain the 19BII manual as ordered. Can somebody help? What do I do now?

Kind Regards Gavin

      
Re: 19BII manual
Message #2 Posted by Ron Ross on 24 Sept 2004, 1:52 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Gavin Coppin

Not to help your problem with the museum, buuuuttt! you can download the Hp17Bii+ manual from Hp. This calculator has 90% of the features of the Hp19Bii and all the features and functions of the 17B are applicable to the Hp19bii. Only key locations are changed.

            
19BII manual not in the museum
Message #3 Posted by Mike H on 24 Sept 2004, 2:38 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Ron Ross

CD 4 contains Calculator Software Manuals, not owners manuals. Further, the 19BII is not covered. CD 4 contains the HP-19C/29C Applications. The 19C was a printing programable calculator. http://www.hpmuseum.org/19.jpg

You might ask Luiz, at one time had a copy in PDF format.

Edited: 24 Sept 2004, 3:01 p.m.

                  
(edited) I 'heard'my name...(was: 19BII manual not in the museum)
Message #4 Posted by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil) on 24 Sept 2004, 4:20 p.m.,
in response to message #3 by Mike H

Hi Mike, folks; thanks, Mike, for mentioning my name.

Yes, in fact I kept a copy of the PDF files available at HP sometime ago of the HP19BII manuals, but they are in Portuguese (~8MB) and Spanish (~24MB >8^O), and at the time I downloaded these two there was no English version to download. About a week ago I was asked about a copy of the Spanish version, but I was not able to upload it (it reminds me I did not contact the person who asked me... Gee, I actually forgot!).

I am not sure if it is possible (and if one is allowed) to 'disassemble' the pdf file, reduce colors and resolution of the resulting pages (most likely that they are high resolution bitmapped images, what explains the 24 MBytes) and rebuild it in order to obtain a smaller file. I tried to zip it and got only a ~21.5MBytes zipped file, what I think is still a big chunk.

As I find a better solution I'm telling you all. Meanwhile, have anyone another guess or suggestion, let me kow.

Best regards (I'll contact the guy who asked me a copy tonight... I don't like mentioning the names of people who contacted me in private without asking for permission, so if he is reading, please forgive me... And Mike, your mentioning of my name fits perfectly fine, because it is a public fact in this forum that I have the copies of these files, so I am actualy thanked for you mentioning, O.K.?)

Luiz (Brazil)

Edited: 24 Sept 2004, 4:55 p.m.

                        
Re: (edited) I 'heard'my name...(was: 19BII manual not in the museum)
Message #5 Posted by Gordon Dyer on 25 Sept 2004, 2:27 p.m.,
in response to message #4 by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil)

Hi, I can optimise .pdf files using Acrobat to reduce the file size, but you would have to be able to get the big files to me.
Email the portugese one first because it is small and I will try that one.
It is a pity that HP did not publish the manual in English as a .pdf.

                              
Re: (edited) I 'heard'my name...(was: 19BII manual not in the museum)
Message #6 Posted by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil) on 25 Sept 2004, 2:37 p.m.,
in response to message #5 by Gordon Dyer

Hi, Gordon;

thank you so much.

I´m not home now, I´ve just finished attending my German class (hope this is the correct way to ´say´ that...). I´ll be home later and I´ll send you the Portuguese version.

As soon as the ´shrunk´ PDF´s are ready, I´ll try finding a place to hold them.

Best regards.

Luiz (Brazil)

                        
disappearing manuals
Message #7 Posted by Bram on 27 Sept 2004, 4:50 a.m.,
in response to message #4 by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil)

Sounds familiar.
It looks like HP is stripping support for non-current calcs. No support => no questions => no costs.
Advice: download whatever you can before it's gone.

2 centjes.....

                        
Re: (edited) I 'heard'my name...(was: 19BII manual not in the museum)
Message #8 Posted by Sergio on 30 Sept 2004, 8:09 a.m.,
in response to message #4 by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil)

Dear Luiz,

Could you send me a portuguese copy of HP19BII manual? I can receive on E-mail 10MB. Best Regards, Sergio josergio@uai.com.br

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