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Who Says .. Message #1 Posted by Howard Owen on 26 July 2006, 11:07 p.m. .. you can't get a good deal on eBay nowadays?

Re: Who Says .. Message #2 Posted by Vassilis Prevelakis on 27 July 2006, 1:08 a.m., in response to message #1 by Howard Owen Did you win that auction? **vp

Re: Who Says .. Message #3 Posted by Howard Owen on 27 July 2006, 7:22 a.m., in response to message #2 by Vassilis Prevelakis No, I didn't. One 42S is enough for me, though at that price, I could certainly have afforded a spare. 8)

Re: Who Says .. Message #4 Posted by Dia C. Tran on 27 July 2006, 8:06 a.m., in response to message #3 by Howard Owen Hmm. It's low considering what the 42s went for on ebay previously. But it's high for me. I opted not to buy a brand new 42s for $80 a few years ago. I didn't know that I could turn around and make some money on ebay but if I were to keep it, the 42s isn't worth the $80.

Re: Who Says .. Message #5 Posted by bill platt on 28 July 2006, 8:25 a.m., in response to message #4 by Dia C. Tran I haven't found it worthwhile to attempt to get one of the 42s, though I might be temped at under $100. Sure, it has matrices and gobs of memory, but it does not have an equation handler, and no I/O. Seems a constrained beast. I have a 15c and two 48gx and a 27s; what would I need a 42s for?

Re: Who Says .. Message #6 Posted by Namir on 27 July 2006, 11:07 a.m., in response to message #3 by Howard Owen Howard, I bought a used (some paint has chipped off on the metal around the LCD) HP-42S at a reasonable price. That was fine for me. I am more interested in the funcionality than the looks. Of course there is Tom Okken's HP42S emulator with its wonderful different skins (a la HP15C). It's so nice to have lodaded on my laptop when I travel. Same goes for ALL other calculator emulators and simulators. Namir

Re: Who Says .. Message #7 Posted by Howard Owen on 28 July 2006, 7:36 a.m., in response to message #6 by Namir I have to agree with you on all points, Namir, and disagree with Tran on the worth of the 42S. Regarding Free42, I have it loaded on my phone and it's a close call which calc I have the most fun with. If MathUPro weren't such a blast, there would be no question. 8)

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