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(deleted post) Message #1 Posted by deleted on 27 Feb 2005, 9:05 a.m. This Message was deleted. This empty message preserves the threading when a post with followup(s) is deleted.

Re: HP - 41CX Message #2 Posted by Raymond Del Tondo on 27 Feb 2005, 10:56 a.m., in response to message #1 by deleted Wow, that price is quite irrational... Seems I should check how many CX units I still have;-) Raymond

Re: HP - 41CX Message #3 Posted by Mutsch on 27 Feb 2005, 10:58 a.m., in response to message #1 by deleted The other day I saw a common HP AC adapter go away for 130 bucks. Not bad either ;-) Mutsch

Re: HP - 41CX Message #4 Posted by Karl Schneider on 27 Feb 2005, 3:10 p.m., in response to message #1 by deleted I'm fairly sure that this one from the "New Old Stock" that was found in Great Britain several years ago. One of the sellers offered me one for about $70, but I responded with a question to ascertain exactly what was being offered (seemed too good to be true!). Apparently, the seller had a bunch of these, and didn't quite realize the value of them. In the meantime, the auction price had shot up to > $300 for these units, and I didn't have enough chutzpah to accept the original offer. -- KS Edited: 27 Feb 2005, 6:03 p.m.

Re: HP - 41CX Message #5 Posted by Peter on 27 Feb 2005, 5:26 p.m., in response to message #1 by deleted Wow, the prices vary tremedously! Some just went for slightly above 100 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5753432758&ssPageName=STRK:MEDW:IT)

Re: HP - 41CX Message #6 Posted by Raymond Del Tondo on 27 Feb 2005, 6:29 p.m., in response to message #5 by Peter Please note that the CX in the auction you mentioned is a used and incomplete unit, whereas those from the UK seller are new old stock, unused, and complete with box. That's a BIG difference, at least for a collector;-) Raymond

Re: HP - 41CX Message #7 Posted by Peter on 27 Feb 2005, 8:12 p.m., in response to message #6 by Raymond Del Tondo u are right Raymond, thanks for the correction!

Re: HP - 41CX Message #8 Posted by 聲gel Martin on 28 Feb 2005, 3:33 a.m., in response to message #6 by Raymond Del Tondo you mean for a rich collector! (is there any other kind?) Best, 簍

Re: HP - 41CX Message #9 Posted by Raymond Del Tondo on 28 Feb 2005, 4:17 a.m., in response to message #8 by 聲gel Martin It depends. I got my NOS CX out of that batch as a trade for another rare HP-41 related item, which I got from other people as kinda 'acknowledgement' for some HP-48 related work I did for them;-) Regards, Raymond

the other kind Message #10 Posted by Mike (Stgt) on 28 Feb 2005, 9:09 a.m., in response to message #8 by 聲gel Martin Yes, for sure there are some, at least I know one <G>. I collect just for fun, not with the hope that I may have a revenue (revenge? <G>) in the end. As a result my collection is still _not_ complete and will never be (I do *not* hount for HP01 and alikes). Ciao.....Mike

Re: the other kind Message #11 Posted by 聲gel Martin on 1 Mar 2005, 3:03 a.m., in response to message #10 by Mike (Stgt) Well put Mike, of course I was provoking with my initial comment - I too won't part with hundreds of bucks (that I don't have) just for the sake of completing a collection of items. Best,簍

Re: the other kind Message #12 Posted by Mike (Stgt) on 1 Mar 2005, 9:20 a.m., in response to message #11 by 聲gel Martin My interest even shiftet from HW to emulators, because a) I'd like to still find a way to bed between all HP-boxes, cartons, and calculator manuals and b) today a 995,- EUR laptop is sufficient even to emulate an IBM mainframe (whatercooled - hence "Big Blue"). So a good emulator is like an idea preserved in a seed for future use. Nothing is real, matter is just perchance a special feature of room, knowledge is virtual, philosophy is only an other model, and faked is realy it. Now what could I do better than give an old HP to my children, even if they use it as door stop. No-no, not true, just kiddin... I keep my collection, but now and then I ask myself: for what?! Ciao.....Mike

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