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HP-65 Display Glare Shield? Message #1 Posted by John Garza on 5 Mar 2007, 7:36 p.m. I recently bought a used HP-65 Survey Pac that included a little plastic clip-on glare shield for the HP-65's display. It's relatively sturdy and looks to be made out of the same stuff as the 65's case. I guess it's useful if you're a surveyor out in the bright sunlight all day. I don't know surveying, but I've been around HP's for a few years and have never come across one before. I thought the only accessories for the 65 were the battery holder/charger, the hard field case, and the security cradle. Does anyone know anything about it, or if other unusual accessories were made? -John

Re: HP-65 Display Glare Shield? Message #2 Posted by Spacedog on 5 Mar 2007, 9:37 p.m., in response to message #1 by John Garza If it is the same product that I used with my HP 67, then it is third-party. Mine was flat black and looked like the thing Mr. Spock looked into at his science station. It worked, too - as a glare shield, mean. :-) Perhaps, this is the reason the Woodstocks' LED's were tunnelled in there pretty deep.

Re: HP-65 Display Glare Shield? Message #3 Posted by John Garza on 5 Mar 2007, 10:14 p.m., in response to message #2 by Spacedog Yep, that's it. It's exactly like a Spock sensor viewer. (For the TREK illiterate out there, think of the conical rubber hoods over old radar crt displays.) It just clips around the edge of the case. I figured it was 3rd party as I couldn't find an HP emblem on it. I honestly didn't think there were any 3rd party HP calc accessories until the 41C arrived on the scene - other than maybe a fancy stand or case. -J

Re: HP-65 Display Glare Shield? Message #4 Posted by Eric Smith on 6 Mar 2007, 2:46 p.m., in response to message #3 by John Garza Quote: I honestly didn't think there were any 3rd party HP calc accessories until the 41C arrived on the scene - other than maybe a fancy stand or case. Has everyone forgotten the origin of (the) EduCALC? Edited: 6 Mar 2007, 2:57 p.m.

Re: HP-65 Display Glare Shield? Message #5 Posted by Paul on 7 Mar 2007, 3:12 a.m., in response to message #2 by Spacedog Hello Spacedog, could you please post a photo of this accessory, I'm a big fan of the HP 67, accessories and programs. Cheers, Paul

Re: HP-65 Display Glare Shield? Message #6 Posted by Spacedog on 7 Mar 2007, 9:51 a.m., in response to message #5 by Paul Hi, I am sorry to say that I no longer have my HP 67, nor any of the paraphernalia that I had for it. Perhaps, John G. would be kind enough to post a photograph of his HP 65/67 glare shield? Thank you. :-) Actually, my main work calculator is now an HP 17BII. I also use powerOne Finance (HP-12C, 17BII, 19BII, TI-BAII+) and Thomas Okken's Free42 on my Fossil and Abacus Palm OS watches (I have both). I still replace the battery in my HP 48GX RAM card annually and really like my HP 33S. Also, I must say, not having any of my HP 67, 41CV or 48SX stuff anymore, that I really appreciate this museum's DVD's, both from a practical standpoint and nostalgically!

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