my dusty trusty hp48sx brought back into service - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ampdoctor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2013, 06:45:21 am
content: Just thought I'd leave this here since this is probably the only place on the net where anybody would care at all. I pulled my old old old hp48sx out of mothballs and got up and running again. haven't used this thing in years! Now I just have to find the original manual which I'm sure is laying around the house someplace and re-learn how to use the old girl.

author: lapm
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2013, 11:24:05 am
content: Nice, i still have my old HP48GX in full working condition. is now at least 20 years old, but still works fine.

author: StevenB
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2013, 12:18:15 pm
content: Quote from: lapm on June 04, 2013, 11:24:05 amI'm jealous. I busted the display on mine many moons ago.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 04, 2013, 12:26:08 pm
content: Just checked my 48sx, and yuck!Could have sworn I removed those batteries long ago...

author: robrenz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2013, 12:48:05 pm
content: Still using my original 48GX daily. IMO the best they ever made. All the orginal 48 modes are available that are much quicker than the applet style, for my taste the quality and interface went downhill after that.

author: EV
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2013, 12:50:28 pm
content: Here are some of my HP's:35, 45, 55, 41C, 48SX and 48GX

author: jpb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2013, 01:12:03 pm
content: I still have my hp48sx but unfortunately it has lost a vertical line of pixels on the display which makes it a bit annoying to use so I tend to use my HP35S all the time now.I loved my hp48sx, it cost me a fortune when I bought it but I think it was worth it for the quality of the keyboard alone (the display was never very visible and perhaps was the weakest part of the design).

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 04, 2013, 05:38:44 pm
content: My girlfriend's HP48GX screen broke in transit on her way to move in with me, so I gave her mine. She actually cried when she saw the broken screen. I had a card sized circular slide rule in the instructions pocket in my case to protect the screen!My most recent purchase from HP was the new HP35S. It has the colour scheme for ease of use, the right form, and it almost feels like the old HP calcs. I would seriously pay $200 right now for new version of the HP48GX with the colour scheme of the 48SX. I know the 50G is available but I would really like the old HP keyboard style.The one calculator that keeps intriguing me right now is the WP 34S. This is an open source project mod of a HP20B. It looks really interesting but I already have enough stuff.....http://commerce.hpcalc.org/34s.phpAnd there are emulators for many HP calcs and the WP34S here:http://www.hpcalc.org/And there are some good ones for Android too, I use them all the time.

author: lemmegraphdat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 05, 2013, 01:12:51 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on June 04, 2013, 12:26:08 pmMan I hate to hear that. The same thing happened to a friend's Merlin game. The battery compartment is just gone and the plastic sheet circuit board for the controls is toast. A little off subject, but damn.