Re: New HP Calc. -> The Smell of Quality Message #5 Posted by Diego Diaz on 16 Aug 2008, 11:49 p.m., in response to message #4 by hpnut
Hi all,
Smell is for sure the most evocative of human senses. And indeed I remember HP appliances smell different from any other manufacturer's.
I've probably opened hundreds of HP boxes; most of them containing measurement equipment: Oscilloscopes, Spectrum analyzers, Selectivel level meters, Frequency Counters... and eventually some HP computers (I started my computer learning -BASIC- on a 9835A even before I get my first HP-41C)
All and every of these devices brought this unique smell (call it quality if you want.. :-) OK... I do know they come from the specific plastic compound HP use for their equipment enclosures... but I must agree that "Quality Smell" sounds like real poetry... ;-))
Thanks for bringing this memory back.
Diego.
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