8 Nov
2002
8 Nov
'02
6:29 p.m.
At 03:29 PM 11/8/02 -0800, you wrote:
I still like the old TI Programmers calculator that I
found a few years back
at the "Tektronix Country Store" (where they surplus stuff).
FWIW I think that at least two of these Tek 31s came from that store. The paper work
with one of them has "List $4550.oo Sell $450.oo Brand New" written on it. I
remember Rick Bensene telling me about the sale at Tektronix's store and I think that
was the price they were selling them for. Also two of these have been stamped "No
Service SALVAGE Available" in a cartouche with the Tektronix world logo.
On the subject of the programmer's calculators. My favorite is the HP-16C or the
HP-41 with the HP-IL Developement module. Either one would let you set and convert to and
from ANY number base. Both also had piles of binary functions and operations built in. I
think the 16C would handle something like 52 bit numbers and I think the 41 would handle
even larger numbers. The 16C was nice since it was the basic machine as the 12C/15C/11C
and was small and it had practically infinite battery life. I have a TI Programmer's
calc here somewhere but it's a nuisance to keep it charged and it's always dead
when I want to use it.
Joe