RFO: HP 85/Rocky Mountain BASIC replacement

From: Vance Dereksen <vance_at_ikickass.org>
Date: Fri Apr 20 15:18:39 2001

What about a tandem?

Peace... Sridhar

On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, Dave McGuire wrote:

> On April 20, John Ott wrote:
> > My HP 85 is growing long in the tooth. I want to replace it with
> > something more modern BUT just as reliable/dependable (e.g. doesn't
> > crash). I'm afraid when it does break I won't be able to find parts to
> > repair it. It's being used in a working research lab. I use it to
> > control a rack of electronic gear (e.g. frequency synthesizer, dynamic
> > signal analyzer, network analyzer, etc.) so I don't need anything fancy
> > just bullet proof and reliable. This means windows and macs are out.
> >
> > What's your opinion.
>
> If you want something just as reliable I'd stick with the HP85.
> Pick up a few more at hamfests or on eBay to use as spares in case you
> cook one. In my opinion, nothing made today can touch the stability
> or reliability of that platform by a longshot.
>
> -Dave McGuire
>
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