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What is the 8s calculator Message #1 Posted by Bruce Bergman on 8 Aug 2006, 11:40 p.m. I came across the 8s model by accident, on the Asian educalc.net site. I had never heard of it before, and it's quite a different form factor. Interestingly enough, I see almost NO mention of it in this museum. Does anyone know where this model comes from, or some of the background? And why it isn't listed herein? thanks! bruce

Re: What is the 8s calculator Message #2 Posted by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil) on 9 Aug 2006, 1:51 a.m., in response to message #1 by Bruce Bergman Hi, Bruce; I have never heard about it before, too. Any link so we can have a look at it? Thanks. Luiz (Brazil)

Re: What is the 8s calculator Message #3 Posted by Bruce Bergman on 9 Aug 2006, 2:05 a.m., in response to message #2 by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil) Sure! In fact, I should have put a link out there in the first place. I found it here: http://www.educalc.net/1766087.page thanks, bruce

Re: What is the 8s calculator Message #4 Posted by Thomas Okken on 9 Aug 2006, 2:59 a.m., in response to message #1 by Bruce Bergman It's a new model. Hugh Steers mentions it briefly on his web site: http://voidware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=2. It's too new to have earned a place in this museum... The latest model that's made it into the museum with a page of its own is the HP-48S/SX, from 1990. - Thomas Edited: 9 Aug 2006, 6:54 a.m.

Re: What is the 8s calculator - no mention? Sure there was! :-) Message #5 Posted by Gene Wright on 9 Aug 2006, 8:40 a.m., in response to message #1 by Bruce Bergman http://www.hpmuseum.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/hpmuseum/archv015.cgi?read=84989 If you scroll down through the thread above, you'll find a BIG picture of the HP8s, and this was last December, 8 months ago. It is a low end scientific model sold only in parts of the pacific market. No intent to sell it anywhere else. It is a VERY prefix model. To do the Log of 1.25, you type LOG 1.25 ENTER. Very tough to get used to for an RPN guy (and different from many algebraic models too).

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