Difference between pocket computer and programmable calculator?
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09-08-2022, 01:25 PM
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RE: Difference between pocket computer and programmable calculator?
(09-07-2022 07:15 PM)Jeff_Birt Wrote: I was just reading: https://sharppocketcomputers.com/1980-20...puters.pdf A funny story about this (apocryphal?) is that when HP was producing the HP9100 they realized companies would resist buying equipment called computers through normal office supply channels but had no problem purchasing calculators. This led them to call the 9100 a calculator even though it was expandable with peripherals and could make logical decisions like a computer. Tom L Cui bono? |
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