Hi everybody: I'm new here

[Rosco]

Hey y'all,

I'm Rosco. I currently live in Belgium. I joined the forum because I have quite a few HP calculators and accessories in my collection, only I'm not quite sure how many, and whether the models I have are desirable. I figured maybe you specialists could help me identify what I have.

The thing is, I mainly collect slide rules and addiators. I must have 1,500 of these things. I only get them at flea markets for very cheap - because what's the fun in buying rare models for top dollar from sellers who know what they're selling eh?

I only collect HP calculators on the side, because I have a sweet spot for em since my university days: I buy them when I occasionally find them on a flea market stall, only if they're in reasonable condition, and whenever possible, only if I can make sure on the spot that all they keys on the keyboard work. Also, unless it's a model I've never seen, I don't buy if it's over $5 (or 5 euros here). My latest score is a spotless HP-42S for 50 cents: I'm mighty pleased with that one!

Anyhow, after 30-odd years collecting HP calculators - and unlike slide rules, I literally mean collecting, i.e. removing the batteries and storing them in a box - I want to catalog everything I have. So, one of these days when I have time, I'll do some rummage in my boxes in the attic, and I'm hoping you guys can help me identify exactly what I have in my collection - and what I should be looking for on this or that model. Most likely all I have is junk, but... who knows.