HP-39GII: Will it become a desired collectible?

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(01-05-2015 03:42 PM)Tim Wessman Wrote:  (...) several rather unfortunate things happened.

1) The company that makes the chip (Sigmatel) was purchased by another (Freescale) for the IP alone essentially. Within a few weeks everyone involved with the chip in question had left for greener pastures. We were 4/5 of the way through the project and suddenly there was no support or anyone who could provide information to us.

2) After it was launched, nearly everyone looked at it and said "Low price doesn't matter to us. Why doesn't it have a color screen and fanciness?".

Thank you, Tim!
Mystery solved...
It is nice to have good information about the story behind each calculator's life cycle.
As I see it, the HP-39GII have now more value as a collectible item.