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Blue Calculators
Message #1 Posted by Eddie Shore on 23 Sept 2005, 1:35 a.m.

Is the HP 39g(+) the only blue calculators that ever existed?

      
Re: Blue Calculators
Message #2 Posted by Massimo Gnerucci (Italy) on 23 Sept 2005, 2:07 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Eddie Shore

No, have a look a the easily readable! HP6 ;-)

      
Re: Blue Calculators
Message #3 Posted by Howard Owen on 23 Sept 2005, 2:09 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Eddie Shore

The 49G is a metallic blue, also.

            
Re: Blue Calculators
Message #4 Posted by Matthias Wehrli on 23 Sept 2005, 6:31 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by Howard Owen

I have a blue HP-41 ;)

                  
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Re: Blue Calculators
Message #6 Posted by Jeff on 23 Sept 2005, 9:02 a.m.,
in response to message #5 by deleted

My 12C Platinum is blue. Also, how about those solar ones they made a few years ago? Wasn't one of those blue?

                  
Re: Blue Calculators
Message #7 Posted by Iqbal on 25 Sept 2005, 10:38 a.m.,
in response to message #4 by Matthias Wehrli

Hi Matthias, I think I remember seeing a blue 41 somewhere before [maybe ebay]. Do you have any photos of it you would like to share? my email is iqbalNOSPAM@tstt.net.tt [remove NOSPAM] Thanks Iqbal

            
Re: Blue Calculators
Message #8 Posted by Matt Kernal (US) on 26 Sept 2005, 4:58 p.m.,
in response to message #3 by Howard Owen

Shortly after the 49G was released, one forum user came up with a name for the Imac-like shade of blue: Frozen hampster butt blue. And the name stuck!

                  
Re: Blue Calculators
Message #9 Posted by Howard Owen on 26 Sept 2005, 5:39 p.m.,
in response to message #8 by Matt Kernal (US)

ROFL!

I hadn't heard that one. And to think it's been around since 1999 or so. 8)

      
Re: Blue Calculators -- Sharp
Message #10 Posted by Paul Brogger on 23 Sept 2005, 11:15 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Eddie Shore

Sharp has made translucent blue scientifics, and I've seen them at Office Depot, Wal-Mart & etc. of late.

            
Re: Blue Calculators -- Sharp
Message #11 Posted by Howard Owen on 23 Sept 2005, 4:02 p.m.,
in response to message #10 by Paul Brogger

Ah, you noticed he didn't qualify "calculators" with "HP". We could probably extend this thread indefinitely if we ran with that. 8)

Edited: 23 Sept 2005, 4:03 p.m.

                  
Re: Blue Calculators -- Sharp
Message #12 Posted by Eddie Shore on 24 Sept 2005, 1:14 a.m.,
in response to message #11 by Howard Owen

Since I didn't qualify which brand, I would also nominate TI-34 II+, TI-30 XII+ (I think that is correct), TI-82, and TI-83.

I didn't realize blue was a common color in calculators.

            
Re: Blue Calculators -- Some more...
Message #13 Posted by Marcus von Cube, Germany on 26 Sept 2005, 1:46 p.m.,
in response to message #10 by Paul Brogger

My HP 720 is blue (Is this a calculator? At least, it's from HP!)

The TI-81 (TI's first graphic) was blue, too.

My ancient TI-36 Solar comes in a blue sleeve (firmly attched to the calc, it opens sideways.) and it has some blue keys. The case itself is aluminum.

The Casio fx-85MS comes in a dark blue/black combination.

      
Re: Blue Calculators
Message #14 Posted by Vieira, L.C. (Brazil) on 23 Sept 2005, 2:28 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Eddie Shore

Hi;

compared to the HP48S/SX series, the HP48G-series have a 'blue-like' case.

            
Re: Blue Calculators
Message #15 Posted by Howard Owen on 23 Sept 2005, 4:00 p.m.,
in response to message #14 by Vieira, L.C. (Brazil)

Blueish, I'd say. My subjective analysis: the back and sides are a blue-green that is closer to green than blue, and the keypad background is the same color, but in different material. The frame around the (black on olive green, usually) screen is a lighter blue-green that is slightly closer to blue than green. To top it off, the right-shift button and labels are all turquoise, whuch adds to the overall "bluish" effect.


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