Thinking about an HP-41CL

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Hello all,

I got my first HP-41C way back in 1980, or thereabouts, if my memory serves me correctly. As is the case for some, it fell into disuse in time, mostly because I was a young married, and we did not have a lot of $$ to put into a calculator hobby, and I made the whopping mistake of selling it to a collector. Now, I am a bit of a collector, and I deeply regret that decision. SIGH.

Over time, I've noticed that HP-41s are still available (at somewhat outrageous prices on eBay) and there is also the Systemyde HP-41CL upgrade. I am wondering about possibly obtaining an appropriate (I've already been scanning the CL manual) HP-41C or CV, and ordering the CL upgrade.

I know that some folks on this forum have done this. Even though I am late to this party, does anyone have any comments, hints, or advice to offer about this? I already have a couple of HP-71Bs, and I have an HP Prime. Am I fooling myself that a turbo-charged HP-41 will be anything more than a real cool toy?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts you may want to share.

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