How do you like the Woodstock calculators?

[BobVA]

(12-27-2021 11:31 PM)Jim Horn Wrote:  ...(I'll ignore the horrible battery charging).

Seeing this in a historical context made me think. I used the heck out of my 25 in college and I'm sure I probably powered it up without a battery pack, or with a poorly connected one, more than once. Never had a problem. The only time HP saw it again was for the ROM update.

Today? It's just slightly below dropping a case of leaky dynamite on my list of actions to avoid.

Is that just perception? Or is the risk greater? I'm wondering if the age of the ACT chip has significantly raised the risk of damage.