HP 71 vs 71B

[Dave Frederickson]

(11-27-2018 08:09 PM)EugeneNine Wrote:  Could it have been similar back then, just different packaging/options?

Or, ...

(12-26-2015 10:25 AM)Jurgen Keller Wrote:  From Gary Friedman's book "Control the world with HP-IL", page 7:
"The HP-71 is a rather deceiving machine. It was originally designed to be a more powerful replacement for the 41 (it was originally called the HP-44), and I guess that during the development process they just got carried away. ..."

So my guess is that this is a prototype of an HP-71.