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Scientific American Magazine Article Message #1 Posted by ClausB on 11 Mar 2010, 12:17 p.m. I remember an issue in the mid-70's with an HP calculator keyboard close-up on the cover and some articles inside about how a calculator works, microcode, and digital electronics. I may be combining several issues in my memory. Can anyone specify the issue and maybe provide a link to the articles? My web search was fruitless. It seems only the newer and older issues have been digitized.

Re: Scientific American Magazine Article Message #2 Posted by Ken Shaw on 11 Mar 2010, 1:02 p.m., in response to message #1 by ClausB See this thread: http://www.hpmuseum.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/hpmuseum/archv018.cgi?read=137580

Re: Scientific American Magazine Article Message #3 Posted by ClausB on 11 Mar 2010, 6:03 p.m., in response to message #2 by Ken Shaw That's it! Is your offer of a personal copy, not for profit, still available?

Re: Scientific American Magazine Article Message #4 Posted by Ken Shaw on 12 Mar 2010, 5:22 a.m., in response to message #3 by ClausB Yes, it is. You can contact me through the forum (click on the sender names in the postings to be directed to a contact page), but let me know if you already got a copy from someone else. I can't deliver on it until next week.

Re: Scientific American Magazine Article Message #5 Posted by John Cadick on 11 Mar 2010, 7:32 p.m., in response to message #2 by Ken Shaw Ken: How does one go about getting your email address? John

Re: Scientific American Magazine Article Message #6 Posted by ClausB on 11 Mar 2010, 9:03 p.m., in response to message #2 by Ken Shaw One very kind forum member scanned the article and sent it to me. I believe this article inspired my lifelong interest in digital electronics. It was fun to read it again, this time with one third of a century's experience behind me.

Re: Scientific American Magazine Article Message #7 Posted by John Cadick on 11 Mar 2010, 10:17 p.m., in response to message #6 by ClausB I would really appreciate a copy. just remove all of the NS in my forum email listing. John

Re: Scientific American Magazine Article Message #8 Posted by Ken Shaw on 12 Mar 2010, 5:23 a.m., in response to message #7 by John Cadick Contact me early next week if you are still looking for a copy.

Re: Scientific American Magazine Article Message #9 Posted by John Cadick on 13 Mar 2010, 12:20 p.m., in response to message #8 by Ken Shaw Thanks, Ken. I already got a copy. John

Re: Scientific American Magazine Article Message #10 Posted by Joel Setton (France) on 12 Mar 2010, 3:30 p.m., in response to message #6 by ClausB Hi Claus, I'd love to get a copy, too... for purely non-commercial use, some kind of travel back in time! Joel Setton

Re: Scientific American Magazine Article Message #11 Posted by Martin Pinckney on 11 Mar 2010, 5:54 p.m., in response to message #1 by ClausB Try this.

Re: Scientific American Magazine Article Message #12 Posted by ClausB on 11 Mar 2010, 6:04 p.m., in response to message #11 by Martin Pinckney That's the one! Cool.

Re: Scientific American Magazine Article Message #13 Posted by Allen on 11 Mar 2010, 7:20 p.m., in response to message #1 by ClausB Here's a host of other advertisements for free from the newly released Popular Science Archives: http://www.popsci.com/results?query=hp+calculator

Re: Scientific American Magazine Article Message #14 Posted by Martin Pinckney on 11 Mar 2010, 7:44 p.m., in response to message #13 by Allen What a cool trip down Memory Lane!

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