Re: Congrats!
Message #4 Posted by Bill (Smithville, NJ) on 28 Oct 2004, 10:29 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by OJM
Congrauations Paul - it's a great calculator. You'll have a lot of fun with it.
OJM wrote: "The HP15C only comes out when I need it, and the rest of the time it stays locked inside the desk."
There's no fun to be had with it locked in the desk.
I just did a quick look at my desk:
HP-11C
HP-41CX
HP-42S
Cell Phone
Dell X30 Pocket PPC
Yaesu VX-5 Handheld Transceiver
Panasonic RF-2200 Shortwave Reveiver
Sony Minidisc Player/Recorder
The above are all my personal items (not the company's) and they stay out on the desk all the time. Looking around the office at other people's desktops, I find similar relatively expensive and sometimes rare items laying out. So far, none have decided to take a walk.
The price for a HP-42S or HP-15C on e-bay is probally in the same range that many of us pay for our cell phones, PDA's, ham radio toys, etc. And many of these items we change on a fairly regular basis. I typically get a new cell phone every other year, a new PDA every year or so, etc.
Just curious as to why we treasure a HP calculator to the point that we lock it up instead of having the fun of using it on a daily basis. Granted, it may get stolen, lost, broke, damaged,.... but we would have the daily fun of it. AND while it may not be cheap to replace it, it is replaceable at realtively resonable prices when compared to the price we routinely pay for our many other toys.
Paul - Again, Congraulations - and YES place it proudly out on your desk and enjoy it!! Dont't hide it!
Bill
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