How many of you like HP41C calculators?

From: Holger Veit <holger.veit_at_ais.fhg.de>
Date: Mon Nov 17 11:03:39 2003

On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 09:32:32AM -0600, Ron Hudson wrote:

> > calculator and
> > it's keyboard for the best feel and usability. Apparently they still
>
> Well that's another point at which they emulators fail, they don't have
> the
> nice HP keyboard.
>
> hmm, I wonder if I could create a plastic face for my pilot
> that held spring loaded keys that just poked the screen when I pressed
> them.
>
> They still wouldn't be the same.

I once had the wild idea to obtain a defective calculator and replace
the PCBs with a new one, for instance with an ATMEGA on it that provides
a complete emulation of the original machine. This would probably not
just mean a double speed HP-41, but a much faster beast, with the original
look&feel.

Besides that even defective HPs meanwhile sell like hell, I am just
lacking enough time for such a project :-(

Holger
Received on Mon Nov 17 2003 - 11:03:39 GMT