21 Nov
1999
21 Nov
'99
6 a.m.
At 04:54 PM 11/21/99 +0000, Tony wrote:
Very true but there are still lots of fine old HPs out there that need
to be rescued! I have little interest in anything newer than the HP 71. I
even gave away my HP 48. Don't even ask about the HP 49!
Joe
I think anyone who has been hooked by HP gear would say the same thing.
Even before anything with the HP logo on it could grab my undivided
attention, I was always amazed at the kind of ingenuity and engineering
brilliance that went into the physical design of the systems.
Yep... HP stuff _used_ to be very well engineered, both electronically
and mechanically. The 9100 is a total work of art, for example :-). I
love working on such machines.
Just a pity that modern HP stuff is nowhere near as good, and that their
support at the moment is a total joke.