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HP 20B calculator bragging rights
Message #1 Posted by hpnut on 30 July 2008, 8:51 p.m.

Hi guys,

who can claim bragging rights for possessing the earliest manufactured HP 20B claculator?

maybe we go by the serial no.

hpnut still awaiting arrival of HP 20B in Malaysia

      
Re: HP 20B calculator bragging rights
Message #2 Posted by Seth Morabito on 30 July 2008, 9:06 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by hpnut

It's not a fair competition with Gene around! He's got to have the earliest among us (barring Cyrille, perhaps?)

            
Re: HP 20B calculator bragging rights
Message #3 Posted by hpnut on 30 July 2008, 11:56 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Seth Morabito

By the powers invested in me as the originator of this thread, I hereby declare Gene Wright to be ineligible to bragging rights for having the earliest manufactured HP 20B calculator :-)

witnessed and endorsed by Seth Morabito.

hpnut

      
Re: HP 20B calculator bragging rights
Message #4 Posted by Scott Newell on 30 July 2008, 10:10 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by hpnut

Maybe only count ones that went through the retail channel?

82300522 (still stock) and 82300743 (JTAG and other mods).

            
Re: HP 20B calculator bragging rights
Message #5 Posted by nacho on 31 July 2008, 6:21 a.m.,
in response to message #4 by Scott Newell

Quote:
Maybe only count ones that went through the retail channel?

82300522 (still stock) and 82300743 (JTAG and other mods).


hi!!

it would be nice to see you "modded" 20b...

can you make some photos ?

thanks!!!

                  
Re: HP 20B calculator bragging rights
Message #6 Posted by Scott Newell on 31 July 2008, 9:26 p.m.,
in response to message #5 by nacho

Quote:

hi!!

it would be nice to see you "modded" 20b...

can you make some photos ?

thanks!!!


            
Re: HP 20B calculator bragging rights
Message #7 Posted by Stuart Goldberg on 31 July 2008, 9:40 a.m.,
in response to message #4 by Scott Newell

Quote:
Maybe only count ones that went through the retail channel?

82300522 (still stock) and 82300743 (JTAG and other mods).


Coincidence!!! I got 523

                  
Re: HP 20B calculator bragging rights
Message #8 Posted by hpnut on 11 Aug 2008, 3:25 a.m.,
in response to message #7 by Stuart Goldberg

Hello people,

I claim bragging rights to the first HP 20B calculator prototype in Malaysia :-)

Here's a picture of the back of the calculator: smooth as a baby's bottom and devoid of anything save the HP logo ;-)

You can see a JTAG connector pin on the yellow tab.

(thanks to cyrille, you da HP man!)

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u151/topoguy/9caa2536-1.jpg

Edited: 11 Aug 2008, 3:28 a.m.

                        
Re: HP 20B calculator bragging rights
Message #9 Posted by hpnut on 11 Aug 2008, 3:32 a.m.,
in response to message #8 by hpnut

(p.s. can anyone tell me how to upload the image in this forum, like Scott Newell's above? TQ)

                              
Re: HP 20B calculator bragging rights
Message #10 Posted by Jeff O. on 11 Aug 2008, 2:06 p.m.,
in response to message #9 by hpnut

To display it, just click the "Image" button below the new response window and paste in the link, which will result in this text in your message:

[img:http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u151/topoguy/9caa2536-1.jpg]

...and display your picture like this:

If you want to actually upload the image to the museum, you will need to set up a guest account with Dave H.


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