Hyperbolic functions post 35

[Dave Hicks]

Someone (I wish I could remember who) at HP told me that when people would ask for hyperbolics, they (can’t remember if it was this person specifically or HP in general) would ask what the customer used hyperbolics for, and they rarely received an answer. So, they just thought customers were just checking off a list and they concentrated on things they thought customers actually needed. (As I recall, TI advertisements of the time were often based on the comparisons of lists and possibly the cause of many of these questions.)

I think this is a perfectly legitimate and interesting question. If a question doesn’t happen to be your cup of tea, I would encourage you to just ignore it and move along to the next one. Please don’t mock questions or questioners.