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Hurray: Just got an HP-85 Message #1 Posted by Johnny Bjoern Rasmussen on 14 Mar 2010, 5:08 p.m. Just to say that I'm happy. Cheers! Johnny http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UbExdZJBL14/S5uXI1QMbtI/AAAAAAAADtI/-l2H7oW_zrE/s1600-h/SANY0087.JPG Edited: 14 Mar 2010, 5:10 p.m.

Re: Hurray: Just got an HP-85 Message #2 Posted by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil) on 14 Mar 2010, 5:17 p.m., in response to message #1 by Johnny Bjoern Rasmussen Nice piece! Congratulations. I'm positive all of us here are sincerely happy for you, too. Cheers. Luiz (Brazil)

Re: Hurray: Just got an HP-85 Message #3 Posted by Johnny Bjoern Rasmussen on 14 Mar 2010, 5:26 p.m., in response to message #2 by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil) Thanks a bunch Luiz. Hmmm... It has the "Error 23 SELF TEST."-syndrome though. Did anyone ever find out what the problem was?

Re: Hurray: Just got an HP-85 Message #4 Posted by Namir on 14 Mar 2010, 8:38 p.m., in response to message #1 by Johnny Bjoern Rasmussen Congratulations on your new acquisition! The HP-85 was my very first PC. I got the matrix ROM and the Advanced Program ROM. I also had VisiCalc and the Regression Pac. When I wanted to buy an external disk drive for the machine I realized that the drive costs as much as an Apple ][+. So I sold my H-85 and it's software and bought an HP-85. I still long for it though. When I got the Apple ][+ I was disappointed that the Apple BASIC did not do matrices. You had to write matrix subroutines from the ground up! Namir Edited: 14 Mar 2010, 8:38 p.m.

Re: Hurray: Just got an HP-85 Message #5 Posted by JDonley on 14 Mar 2010, 11:23 p.m., in response to message #1 by Johnny Bjoern Rasmussen I completely understand your elation. My HP-85 was delivered to the house in the spring of 1980....came from Educalc for $3250 (I think). It was my first computer and I remember how awed I was upon removing it from the packing box. No computer since has given me that same feeling. It is still in my garage in the humongous case I bought for it and should still be in perfect condition. Hope yours brings as much joy as mine has. don

Re: Hurray: Just got an HP-85 Message #6 Posted by Wilhelm Taylor on 15 Mar 2010, 7:18 p.m., in response to message #1 by Johnny Bjoern Rasmussen Man oh man. I used an HP85 from '80-82 and designed some significant hardware (Xanar, medical lasers) with it. I still have my printouts for gaussian beam calcs in my files. I recall that one of the tape drives had a game on it named "Bulls" where you corralled little bull icons while trying to keep from being caught. I was fascinated with the programming method. Anybody remember this? Brings back some memories after almost 30 years!

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