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Interesting Avionics HP-67 on TAS Message #1 Posted by Michael de Estrada on 29 Mar 2011, 9:36 p.m. Browsing TAS I saw this interesting Avionics HP-67. IIRC, something like this was for sale previously, but it wasn't clear what it actually was or how it worked. Perhaps someone here will recognize it.

Re: Interesting Avionics HP-67 on TAS Message #2 Posted by Mike Morrow on 30 Mar 2011, 2:16 a.m., in response to message #1 by Michael de Estrada Very interesting! I've owned an HP-67 since 1977, yet this application is one I've never seen, nor heard mentioned.

Re: Interesting Avionics HP-67 on TAS Message #3 Posted by Juergen Keller on 30 Mar 2011, 9:37 a.m., in response to message #1 by Michael de Estrada You also find the Control Unit itself on TAS. The device is also pictured on a brochure in the HP-67 auction, unfortunately, the HP-67 covers most of it. The third device involved seems to be the monitor. But I don't know what this is all about ...

Re: Interesting Avionics HP-67 on TAS Message #4 Posted by Katie Wasserman on 30 Mar 2011, 10:36 a.m., in response to message #3 by Juergen Keller This has come up before. See discussions here and a followup here. (and some more posts too I think)

Re: Interesting Avionics HP-67 on TAS Message #5 Posted by BobVA on 31 Mar 2011, 8:58 p.m., in response to message #1 by Michael de Estrada I found a couple of references to the BX2000 avionics system. Apparently the calculator was used as both a storage device for loading way points and could also be used as a keyboard for numerical entry. One reference noted that the "controller/programmer" was a TI SR-52; not sure if that's a mistake or if they used both calculators at some point. Bob

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