Re: HP Journal articles for "landmark" models? Message #3 Posted by Karl Schneider on 12 June 2006, 3:43 p.m., in response to message #2 by Valentin Albillo
Hi, Valentin --
Yes, thank you for pointing me to the directory of HP Journal articles converted to HTML in the MoHPC pages. I had limited my search to the PDF scans only.
Indeed, the HP-41C deserved nothing less than a full issue for all its innovations, and there it was in March 1980.
Looking through the scans that are present, it seems that HP Journal was probably published at least monthly for a long period of time. However, bimonthly publication was in effect from 1994 through most of 1997, then tapered off and ceased entirely in 1998, according to information in HP's web site. Does anyone know if this was due to the Agilent spin-off or just a change in corportate culture?
It would seem likely that certain Pioneer-series and Voyager-series models (in addition to the HP-15C and HP-16C) received their own articles in the 1980's.
Even though HP is/was a vast company with a wide range of products, it's quite impressive that it was able to fill a monthly magazine with content of substance from their laboratory work.
According to HP's web site:
"The HP Journal was published from 1949 - 1998, earning a well-respected tradition of excellence. http://www.hpl.hp.com/hpjournal/announce.htm
"The HP Journal has been available on the World Wide Web since early 1994." (until 1998, when publication ceased)
http://www.hpl.hp.com/hpjournal/journal.html
Under the "online issues" link, you will find the articles on the HP-35 (June 1972, Volume 23, Number 10) and the HP-48G/GX. These may be searchable PDF's.
Best regards,
-- KS
Edited: 12 June 2006, 3:48 p.m.
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