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Curious mistake in the Voyagers brochures - borjam - 08-21-2024 02:28 PM
I just received the Museum flash drive and there was something I recalled from the 80's: A brochure I had in Spanish stated that the HP-10C had the gamma funtion. It does not, though.
And indeed, the blue brochures (Achieve better results, etc) state that the 10C has gamma.
Just amusing.
(Unfortunately I no longer have that brochure although I see it has been scanned in English, Spanish and German at least).
RE: Curious mistake in the Voyagers brochures - Thomas Klemm - 08-21-2024 03:44 PM
(08-21-2024 02:28 PM)borjam Wrote: A brochure I had in Spanish stated that the HP-10C had the gamma function.
Here we go: HP-10C
Quote:The program fits neatly into the calculator, with the only down side being its slow speed of execution; obtaining a result may take up to two minutes.
RE: Curious mistake in the Voyagers brochures - borjam - 08-22-2024 06:24 AM
Thank you! I know the page.
I just mentioned it because I found it amusing to see this mistake in HP literature. It appears on the "Achieving Better Results" brochures. The error appears on the HP-10C description and the specifications summary (it says it supports Factorial and Gamma).
For the record, I own a HP-10C and indeed it does not support Gamma.
RE: Curious mistake in the Voyagers brochures - Thomas Klemm - 08-22-2024 06:50 AM
(08-22-2024 06:24 AM)borjam Wrote: For the record, I own a HP-10C and indeed it does not support Gamma.
I know:
\(
\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|}
\hline
\textbf{Statistical} & \textbf{HP-10C} & \textbf{HP-11C} & \textbf{HP-15C} \\\hline
\text{Factorial} & \text{Yes} &\textbf{Yes} & \textbf{Yes} \\\hline
\text{Gamma} & \text{-} & \textbf{Yes} & \textbf{Yes} \\\hline
\end{array}
\)
RE: Curious mistake in the Voyagers brochures - rprosperi - 08-22-2024 11:39 AM
Thanks Thomas, I never realized (or completely forgot) the 11C had Gamma, though I have more than one of these. I've long thought only the 15C had it among the Voyagers.