Muesum of HP Calculators - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Homer J Simpson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2014, 01:38:02 pm
content: This may have been posted before but lots of info on HP calculators and early history.http://www.hpmuseum.org/

author: Noise Floor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2014, 02:29:51 pm
content: I ran into a gentleman at a trade show you introduced me to his side project a few years back.http://www.hpmemory.org/index.htmIf you like the calculator site you may like what he has been doing, amazing.

author: dannyf
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2014, 03:53:41 pm
content: I was in Palo Alto last week,I have owned maybe 10+ HP12C. Indestructible little calculators that just keep going.

author: Maxlor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 30, 2014, 06:22:06 pm
content: Quote from: dannyf on July 30, 2014, 03:53:41 pmSo why have you owned more than just one?

author: HP-ILnerd
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 31, 2014, 05:46:11 am
content: It's a useful website for the collector, that's certain.Quote from: dannyf on July 30, 2014, 03:53:41 pmNo denying the quality of that calculator, but why a business calc?Here's a cheaper clone if you need them in bulkhttp://www.amazon.com/Victor-V12-Financial-Calculator-10-Digit/dp/B001BCRRX4/ref=sr_1_36?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406785435&sr=1-36&keywords=hp+12+calculator

author: Richard Head
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 31, 2014, 05:53:25 am
content: I have had the same HP15C for 20 years. It is a little worn but still works perfectly with no intermittent buttons.I also have an HP41CV but it's really too bulky to carry around with you. The 15C fits in a shirt pocket.The HP11C is also a nice little unit. Never seen the HP12C though.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 31, 2014, 06:04:32 am
content: I spent many years on that forum, lots of my posts on there somewhere.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 31, 2014, 06:47:48 am
content: 11C was the first HP I ever bought. Still have it, and is still my go-to calculator for most things.

author: bluejonah
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 31, 2014, 06:28:41 pm
content: loves me some calculator porn. Literally just bought an hp 25c platinum last week. Love it. I am starting to really love collecting (hoarding?) calculators and it scares me lol.

author: HP-ILnerd
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 31, 2014, 10:58:28 pm
content: Quote from: bluejonah on July 31, 2014, 06:28:41 pmA 25c Platinum? Surely you mean a 12c Platinum?But yeah, I agree the collecting can be an issue. Still have to work out where to display mine, because a lot of them deserve to be.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2014, 10:37:27 am
content: HP45 for my first HP calculator. It still works, and I still use it sometimes. But mostly use my HP 32SII.Also have a HP-16C (used a lot in the past) and a HP-48G (never used, can't even remember how I came to have it.)The first hex calculator I had was a TI 'Programmer'. Still worksFor some reason I've always had a strong desire to own one of the HP 98xx series desktop models, like the HP 9830A. As a museum piece. Perhaps I saw some advert in a magazine when young, and the impression stuck. Or perhaps it's that a lot of the manuals for old HP gear I have refers to those in the programming examples.So far I've resisted the temptation.Speaking of technology museums, here's one I came across just now. I'm trying to find a manual for a Bruel & Kjaer Heterodyne Voltmeter Type 2007, and this came up in a search. A university in Netherlands, with a museum of old electronics. Some nice photos.http://studieverzameling.utwente.nl/http://studieverzameling.utwente.nl/documents/Sonology%20Analog%20Studio.jpghttp://studieverzameling.utwente.nl/documents/OpenHuis.jpghttp://studieverzameling.utwente.nl/documents/CSV_apparatuurverkoop.jpg

author: bluejonah
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2014, 11:35:41 am
content: Quote from: HP-ILnerd on July 31, 2014, 10:58:28 pmDOH! Yeah, you're right! ROFL! I really, really, really, really, REALLY want an 11c. But the prices on eBay tend to be crazy. That's my goal though. I won't be surprised if I break down and spend a ridiculous amount on one someday lol. What fun that will be. Le Sigh!

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 01, 2014, 11:56:09 am
content: The Museum of calculators is a great site, have you seen the 41 site?http://www.hp41.org/Intro.cfmi mainly use a 32SII, I have my father's 45 (still working) and his 15C.From an Australian guy I bought a 41C with 'gummy wheel' and did the repair job, it came with a bar code reader and printer!I have bought some new rechargeable batteries for the 45 from ebay storehttp://stores.ebay.com.au/VINTAGE-CALCULATORS?_rdc=1