johnt@mead.UUCP (John Townsend) (08/14/90)
Would anyone happen to know whether HP is planning a sequel to the HP-28S? Like, with expandability, user ports, and the like? Or would that step on the toes of the HP-48? Heck, maybe HP thinks that they put everything anybody could possibly want in the HP-28, and that expandability is a waste of effort. I bought my HP-28C (with its 2K of memory) only a couple months before the HP-28S was rolled out, and would like to avoid getting burned again. Anyone know how to hotwire an expansion port onto one of these puppies?
Jake-S@cup.portal.com (Jake G Schwartz) (08/14/90)
John Townsend asks if HP is planning a "sequel" to the HP28. John, the HP48SX *is* the sequel to the HP28. I firmly believe that the "clamshell" calculator case is a dead issue for the present at HP. According to talks by HP folks at the Chicago HP Handheld Users Conference in June, the clamshell case was a mixed blessing, with people either loving or hating it. Being that the HP48 is virtually a superset of the HP28S, I can't see it not being considered the HP28 sequel. Bill Wickes gave an excellent talk on the evolution of the HP18C/28C/28S/ 48SX machines at the Chicago Conference, lasting about 90 minutes with some great slides showing prototypes and HP48 versions at various stages of development. This talk included much on the hardware as well as the software. Later that evening on June 2nd, he followed up at our "informal" meeting with another long talk on various topics, including a detailed discussion on the HP48 Vectored ENTER function (which someone recently was asking about) as well as the status of the HP internal software development procedure and tools, and the potential for HP to release internal development information in some practical and supportable way. I am still willing to make copies of all the presentations associated with the conference and peripheral meetings. They are still 15 bucks for the 16 hours of material on two T-160 8-hour VHS videocassettes (which includes postage). Maybe this one can eventually get a sales award from Billboard Magazine - we're up to thirty copies dis- tributed so far. Jake Schwartz 135 Saxby Terr Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 609-751-1310 home 609-866-6268 work