The HP-37s scientific calculator?

[Jlouis]

(12-31-2020 04:57 PM)Chr Yoko Wrote:  Home office becoming the mandatory trend these days, it would be great to see also a new desktop calculator "à la" HP-97 :

- Large / bulky / stable
- Mechanical keyboard with plenty of built in functions
- Programmable for the missing specific functions you might need
- USB powered and data connected to PC for updates and programs down/up loads
- PC software for wysiwyg & copy-paste sessions to excel-word-powerpoint
- Highly visible emitting screen for low light sessions : red color LED or OLED types prefered

I still make a lot of use of a real RPN calculator during Teams meetings when you often need to make a quick calculation to make your point valid to the other meeting participants....

I find real calculators much more convenient than firing up excel or a PC based calculator that will never appear on the most convenient place.

At home, nobody will take the calculator during the lunch break : it is safe !

Hence the idea about a large desktop calculator for home office use....

I liked this idea, although I think it is not feasible anymore nowadays. It's a pity.

Just for the records, the HP 97 is a portable calculator.