HP Prime - worthy successor to HP-71B ?

[Garth Wilson]

(02-04-2024 06:58 PM)Peet Wrote:  The prime is decades ahead of the 71b in almost all respects but is missing an essential function: BEEP.

I suppose that was supposed to be a joke; but as Keith wrote, " As was already said, the main advantage for the HP71 is I/O: the HPIL/GPIB/GPIO interface can let you control just about anything on the planet - and with an RPi ethernet bridge, you can control the rest. 8^) "  To expand on that, the 71 can interface to dozens, even hundreds, of devices at once.  My attraction to it was for lab instrumentation, not just the usual things people think of like data storage and printers.  The Prime cannot compete, even with its wireless connectivity kit and USB OTG.  I don't know why this keeps getting overlooked.  [Edit:  Oh, and about the beep: I've played music on mine as well, and you can link 71's together to play more voices together.]