HP Calculator Highlights since the 1980

[Waon Shinyoe]

(04-04-2018 04:21 PM)Maximilian Hohmann Wrote:  The competition (Casio, Sharp) had BASIC programmable calculators similar in size and basic features of the 71B which sold for 1/4 or less.

I think the competition from Japanese pocket computers (ポケコン) is one reason for 71B’s market failure.

At lease this is the situation in my country (China) during the 80s... it was all about SHARP PC-1500 and you couldn’t find one HP... PC-1500 was so widely used in surveying/civil engineering/military that old PC-1500s are still flooding the market today for 100 ~ 200 yuan (20 ~ 30 US dollar)

And 71B (Saturn) is way slower than 75C (Capricorn)... And the screen is smaller... It just “seems” like a step backwards in technology...