Dunno if it's generally known, but PPC member Emmett Gray wrote a Windows
HP-16 (won't run programs, though.) AFAIK, it's an otherwise faithful
reproduction, and it's free.
email me (manney_at_hmcltd.net) if you want a copy.
...still running my HP-41.
Manney
----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: non HP RPN calculators (was: Re: SemiOT: Mourning for Classic C
> >
> > On 18 Aug, Tony Duell wrote:
> >
> > [HP49G]
> > > The main complaints I had were
> > [...]
> > > I don't like the rubber keyboard,
> > That was the bigest disapointment for me, when I saw the HP49G the
>
> Yes, it's horrible....
>
> When (not if) mine fails, I will probably solder some real keyswitches to
> the PCB. It'll look a right mess, but it'll be useable...
>
> > first time. Everyone knows that this rubber keyboards (at least the ones
> > on TV set remote controll units) are not durable. That low quality
> > design on a HP calculator? What comes next? Does HP drop RPN? (Like
>
> Oh, probably. Apparently some people actually prefer the other form of
> notation... After all, HP are now selling many models which don't have an
> RPN mode...
>
> I guess that some hacker is going to have to design and build his own RPN
> calculators, then...
>
> > Similar for me. I don't go out hunting on EPay. I don't need that stuff.
> > But I keep my eyes open and put my hands on everything that comes around
> > and is afordable.
>
> So do I. If that makes me a calculator collector, well so be it ;-)
>
> -tony
>
>
Received on Tue Aug 21 2001 - 20:55:58 BST