A.J.Rasiah@massey.ac.nz (Ajit Rasiah ) (01/23/91)
1) I have been using an HP-41C (the first in the series) since 1981. I am now thinking of updating it to an HP-41CX. I know that this can be done by plugging in a new board etc, but I would like to know who does this sort of thing in New Zealand and how much it is likely to cost. Also, am I wasting my time doing this i.e is there a better model out which provides the same diversity and programmability as the HP-41 offers (and also plug-in ROM modules). 2) You can see from my first question that I am way out of touch. I notice many users writing about the HP-48. What is it? I'm dying to know! Many thanks. Ajit Rasiah (A.J.Rasiah@massey.ac.nz)
akcs.dnickel@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Derek S. Nickel) (01/24/91)
Ajit,
By today's standards, the HP-41 is a four function calculator :-)
(but I've owned an HP-41C, HP-41CV and an HP-41CX (as well as an HP-65
(and a very defective HP-67 (and about six or seven others...))))
On the other hand, even by today's standards, the HP 48SX is a bit
expensive ;-) But it has a large display (131 x 64 pixels), symbolic
math, unit management, a slow Equation Writer, lots of graphing power,
Real Text (not just an alpha register), all sorts of data types (Real
Number, Complex Number, String, Array, Program, Unit, Tagged, Graphic...)
The HP 48SX comes with a 256K operating system, 32K of user memory. You
can plug in up to two cards (either application or memory) of 128K each.
It can talk to a computer via KERMIT and RS232. It really leaves the
HP-41 series in the dust. You've got to at least SEE one before
upgrading your HP-41C.
Derek S. Nickel