HP Calculator Highlights since the 1980

[Gene]

(04-01-2018 03:43 AM)emersone12 Wrote:  The old HP case shapes are attractive well designed works of art & very comfortable to hold compared to the ridiculous sharp-edged design of the recent modern Chinese designed HP-30B.

Gene: I remember being told by an industrial designer that the edge was there on purpose. To my credit (?) I did ask if he was joking. Sigh. Just like the bright yellow/orange shift key colors on the original PRIME or the dark green on the dark blue on the HP 39g, ... the list goes on.

Remember, those decisions are influenced but not made by engineers.