Is RPN still relevant?

[John Garza (3665)]

(12-18-2023 11:35 PM)Maximilian Hohmann Wrote:  In my view, HP alone is to blame because of their pricing policy.

Max, it's not the pricing policy, per se. It is the high quality of product that creates a high price point. Add to that the early models were assembled in a developed country (USA), instead of exploiting cheap overseas labor. And also the whole 'consumer electronics' market was new to HP. They sold their equipment primarily to science and engineering companies directly. It's common knowledge that mil-spec, or even industrial grade equipment is more expensive than consumer grade. Still, I'm happy that the early HP models remain icons of engineering quality.

And I'll say it again, the education system is to blame. You do NOT specify the actual products. You only specify the REQUIREMENTS of the product. Other than the appearance of brand favoritism and perhaps under the table bribery, choosing a tool is a personal decision. I would never tolerate someone telling me or my kids what specific machine to use. That's like telling kids what brand of pencil to buy. Crazy.

-J

Calcs:
[HP: 9100B/9815A/35/45/55/80/70/65/67/67T/97/97S/91/92/21/22/
27/25/25C/25E/29C/19C/10/31E/32E/33C/34C/37E/38C/41CX/71B/
200LX/28S/19BII/12C/15C/32SII/33S/35S/48SX/48GX/50G/Prime]
[TI: 2550/50/50A/51/51A/30/40/MBA/55/52/56/57/58/58C/59/60/66]
[SM: DM32/DM42]
Pencil:
[Pentel: PS315 loaded with Film Lead for marking magnetic cards]




-J