It seems nobody likes the 97

[Jake Schwartz]

(06-08-2023 12:43 PM)John Garza (3665) Wrote:  I've seen some complain about the larger size of the Topcats. They are not that large - especially considering the HP desk calculator line (9100 onwards), which are huge in comparison.

Maybe desks have shrunk in the 21st century?
-j

Yeah, I'm not sure how recently the story of the large size of the 9100 was retold around here, but here it goes again: Originally, Bill Hewlett told his lab team that he wanted a scientific calculator which would fit in his desk drawer. After they had the first unit built, they went to show it to Bill, but he was away. They went to see how it would fit in his desk drawer and discovered that it was slightly too large. I believe it was Dave Cochran who told us that their solution was to get a carpenter at HP to slightly modify Bill's desk so it would fit. When Bill returned, he apparently was happy with the 9100 and was not aware how they made it fit :-)
Jake