Ever heard of an HP 44A (71B look-alike)

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Hi,

I'm new to these forums (very nice!) but not the Museum website. I've been collecting since the late 90's, and was a software engineer for HP from 1989-2004. As a result, I've had some interesting opportunities to acquire some unique pieces.

I have one I wanted to ask the community about, as I haven't found any references to it. The unit looks very much like an HP-71B, but is labelled a "44A". The keyboard appears identical to that of a 71B, but with a slightly different color labelling for the "f" functions.

I've attached a picture of the unit with a 71B, along with looks like a prototype serial number on the "44A'.

Any ideas?

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David Jobusch
hpcalc@comcast.net