Re: HP17bii+ v HP12CP Message #5 Posted by Martin Pinckney on 22 June 2009, 8:57 a.m., in response to message #1 by Paul
I have the original 17b (two of them). I find it a joy to use (except for the stupid chain logic). But I find the alpha prompts, operator display, and menu style easier to use. You might say the 17b series is a display-oriented device. The 12c series, on the other hand, is a keyboard-oriented device. Really a personal preference. I bought a 12cp 25th myself, then got rid of it.
Same difference between, say, the 27s and 20s (I am speaking of the type of interface). 20s was my first HP, but after discovering the joys of the 27s, it has been relegated to "keep in the truck for emergency" status.
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