Rugged Case for HP-71B

[Garth Wilson]

(03-13-2021 01:42 PM)dhe Wrote:  I'd like to take this computer with me, but I fear a soft case, might not give it the protection it needs and deserves. I know from the HP-71B Compendium a hard/rugged case was created, but until I find one of those, has anyone found anything that works well for them, that is currently available?

The friend here on the forum—I think his forum name is KeithB—got me into the HP-71 nearly 35 years ago. He had one, and one time when I was with him, he pulled his out of his attache case and the memory was lost. I don't remember if it did an INIT: 3 or what. Apparently it had happened to him before, and he said he figured it was from keys getting pressed in the attache case. After I got mine and it happened to me a couple of times, remembering his theory, I had a woodworker friend make me a little box to put the soft case in, roomy enough for the case with all the QRGs and keyboard overlays as well. That was nearly 30 years ago and I have never had the problem since then. Here's a picture of it.