Re: OT: What is so special with the Casio fx-602P Message #2 Posted by marais on 9 Apr 2011, 5:43 p.m., in response to message #1 by Joerg Woerner
Well, it simply is a great calculator. Back at the time, the FX-602P competed with the HP-41C and a TI machine, and I couldn't help but consider the FX 602 the superior machine: It features a real dot-matrix display, has a bounce-free keyboard, a decent programming model, and an extension slot which allows to save programs on tape recorders. It lacks the 41C system approach and some of the more advanced higher math functions, but overall is a very capable (and cute - with its slim metal case) machine. I replaced mine eventually with a 28S, when complex math became a necessity and my complex arithmetic programs written for the 602P no longer did the job.
Casio later issued a successor, the FX-603P, which is even more difficult to find.
Andreas
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