c90tomab@odalix.ida.liu.se (Tomas Abrahamsson) (04/27/91)
Are there any books for the HP48 that deals with IOports, libraries and ML? Where can I buy them (preferably in Sweden)? Thanks in advance Tomas Abrahamsson, University of Linkoping, Sweden c90tomab@odalix.ida.liu.se
ericl@sal-sun75.usc.edu (Eric Lee) (04/27/91)
I just bought my '48. Now I hear about the '95. Will this make my new investment obsolete? -Eric Lee
LEIF@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (04/27/91)
In article <16902@chaph.usc.edu>, ericl@sal-sun75.usc.edu (Eric Lee) says: > >I just bought my '48. Now I hear about >the '95. Will this make my new >investment obsolete? >-Eric Lee Sure will, wanna sell it? :-) Later...Leif
herman@corpane.uucp (Harry Herman) (04/28/91)
In <16902@chaph.usc.edu> ericl@sal-sun75.usc.edu (Eric Lee) writes: >I just bought my '48. Now I hear about >the '95. Will this make my new >investment obsolete? >-Eric Lee I doubt it. The HP95 is a completely different animal. It does not have any of the engineering capabilities of the HP48 built into it. It has a financial calculator built into it that looks like the HP-19BII capabilities with a new user interface. If you are using your HP48 for a pseudo-spreadsheet and for financial calculations, then the HP95 is probably a better investment. If you want to do engineering calculations, the HP48 is probably the better investment. Harry Herman herman@ukma!corpane
akcs.falco@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Andrey Dolgachev) (04/28/91)
The '95 is not a replacemtn for the 48, Eric Lee, Don't worry. The 95 is
a DOS palmtop with Lotus 123, which is designed for business and personal
management. It does not have the calculator features of the 48sx
(althoguh they could be added later on.) More importantly, it costs much
more, $550 instead of $250.
---FalcoTDSTRONG%MTUS5.cts.mtu.edu@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Tim Strong) (04/29/91)
> >I just bought my '48. Now I hear about >the '95. Will this make my new >investment obsolete? >-Eric Lee Last I heard the HP95 is much more business oriented. I'm not entirely sure the capabilities of the two over lap that much unless you bought your 48 to do business, interest calculations and to work with LOTUS. ====================================================================== ___ I__) _ _I _ _ Tim Strong <TDSTRONG@MTUS5.cts.mtu.edu> I \ (_I (_I (_I I Michigan Tech. Houghton, Michigan, U.S.A. ======================================================================
rrd@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ray Depew) (05/01/91)
>I just bought my '48. Now I hear about >the '95. Will this make my new >investment obsolete? >-Eric Lee >---------- Nope. Different animals. There's some overlap, but there are still things the 48 can do that the 95 can't. The two machines were designed with different uses (and users) in mind. Now you're going to ask me what those uses are. Well, I don't even work in Corvallis, so I can make some guesses. Here, then is the list of the Ten Top Uses for the 48 and the 95. 1. The 48 is meant to do heavy engineering calculations; the 95 is meant to look cool when you pull it out of your suit coat. 2. The 95 is meant to completely replace your DayTimer; the 48 is meant to look cool when you pull it out of your suit coat. 3. The 48 is meant to do number-intensive computing; the 95 is meant to do text-intensive computing. Don't try to write memos on your 48. 4. The 48 is meant to impress the eyeballs off of users of Casio, Sharp and other inferior products, while not even acknowledging the existence of TI, Canon and others. The 95 is meant to impress the eyeballs off of users of Poqet, Atari and other inferior products, while not even acknowledging the existence of Psion, Sharp and others. (Apologies to non-HP readers of c.s.h. No offense was meant to your machines. For more information, please see attached smileys.) 5. The 48 works in an emergency as a hammer, provided you grip it tightly around the keyboard and don't whack things too hard (not recommended by HP, really). The 95 works in an emergency as a clamp or vise, provided you only use it to clamp soft objects such as fabric or skin. 6. The 48 was designed to require hours of practice and volumes of third- party books to master, so that the user felt like an idiot for the first 100 hours of usage; the 95 was designed so that any chump\\\imp familiar with the standard Lotus interface could use it without ever cracking open a book. 7. The 48 spawned a new industry, and destroyed many preconceptions of what a "handheld calculator" is. The 95 jumps into a new industry and leapfrogs the existing players, capitalizing on the destroyed preconceptions of what a "portable computer" is. But the 48 is still a HHC, and the 95 is definitely a portable PC. 8. The 48 is used in technical classes, where "show your work" is important and cheating on tests is strongly discouraged. The 95 is used in business classes, where "show your work" is irrelevant unless you're going to run for office, and cheating on tests is tolerated or encouraged as long as you don't get caught. (But beware of proctors with IR-sensitive night-vision goggles!) 9. The 48 is targeted at HP's loyal fans, and its software was written by HP engineers in response to YOUR requests. The 95 is targeted at the loyal followers of money and prestige (see #1 above), and its software was written by 3rd-party experts who understand this market. 10. The 48 is meant to foster endless debate about splitting comp.sys.handhelds into comp.sys.handhelds.this.n.that; the 95 is meant to foster endless debate about creation of comp.sys.palmtops, comp.sys.msdos.palmtops, comp.sys.hp95lx, ... NOTES: :-) :-) :-) :-) This was written with tongue planted firmly in cheek. Any attempt to take it seriously will be totally ignored. Digs at other machines were intentional, but meant in fun. My highest regards for anyone involved in the design or release of either the 48 or the 95. I don't speak for HP. Regards Ray Depew rrd@hpfitst1.hp.com
silvert@cs.dal.ca (Bill Silvert) (05/03/91)
In article <7360109@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> rrd@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ray Depew) writes: > >2. The 95 is meant to completely replace your DayTimer; the 48 is meant to > look cool when you pull it out of your suit coat. I thought you couldn't buy a 48 if you owned a suit? -- William Silvert, Habitat Ecology Division, Bedford Inst. of Oceanography P. O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CANADA B2Y 4A2. Tel. (902)426-1577 UUCP=..!{uunet|watmath}!dalcs!biome!silvert BITNET=silvert%biome%dalcs@dalac InterNet=silvert%biome@cs.dal.ca
rrd@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ray Depew) (05/07/91)
Bill Silvert asks: >In article <7360109@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> rrd@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ray Depew) writes: >> >>2. The 95 is meant to completely replace your DayTimer; the 48 is meant to >> look cool when you pull it out of your suit coat. > >I thought you couldn't buy a 48 if you owned a suit? :-) I like it! I was referring to the straitjacket known in the industry as an "interview suit." You know, the kind with an inside pocket on the left for your 95 and an inside pocket on the right for your 48. -- Ray rrd@hpfitst1.hp.com