Thinking about an HP-41CL

[rprosperi]

(08-10-2016 12:11 AM)smp Wrote:  As you probably have already seen, I wrote that post back a few days when I was wondering about how to proceed. I got my invoice from Monte yesterday and I paid right away. Today I am waiting for the tracking information. Breathlessly.

I was away for a few days and in trying to catch-up, replied to the "last" message in a thread only to find that there was actually another page of replies. So, sorry for the too-late advice, but the good news that your 41CL is on it's way kinda makes it all moot.

All that said, a 2nd 41 to house your existing ROMs is a nice idea. Take your time and wait for a low mileage 41C (preferably w/Tall Keys) to come along; it's such a milestone machine, all HP users should have an original 41C to show off.

Get ready to have your mind blown with the 41CL.

Some suggested must-have ROMs to load:

Angel's LIB4
Angel's OSX
HEPAX
Ext IL+

That should keep you mighty busy for a number of weeks.

Regarding a Card-Reader - IMHO, it's not essential, unless you have some gold still on old cards. HP-IL and the additional storage in the CL Flash make card storage kinda clumsy and a rebuilt card reader just isn't worth the $ that could go elsewhere. That said, it is just as cool to write and read cards today as it was in 1980...