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Full Name (family, given): Nelson, Vern
Email: gvn@shaw.ca
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Entered: 14 Nov 2005, 11:09 p.m.
Electronics Engineer with 15 years experience in product design.
First Programmable calculator was a Commodore PR100 in the mid 70's.
Used an HP calc since my University days.
Renewed my interest in calculators when I took a position teaching electronics at the college level.
Currently own - HP15C, HP42S (32k) HP48G, HP 82240B Printer.
My opinions:
The HP42S is the finest step programmable, 2 line display calculator ever made. The new 33S is a poor replacement.
48G is OK, but the learning curve is much bigger. Graphing is nice.
The printer is real handy for a hard copy of intermediatte results.
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