HP 41CV, first impressions

[Thomas Okken]

(12-07-2017 12:03 PM)Massimo Gnerucci Wrote:  

(12-07-2017 09:32 AM)Didier Lachieze Wrote:  The HP 41 is a great calculator. You may be interested by the following article published in HP Digest in September 1980:

Thanks Didier, wasn't aware of this article.

Interesting indeed! And I was particularly surprised at this:

Quote:To handle additional calculating functions, the revised HP-41C became a fraction wider and a couple of inches longer than originally planned.

(Emphasis mine.)
"A couple of inches" longer? What exactly was the original plan for the 41C?
*consumed by curiosity now*

Update: Oh wait, that makes more sense if you take it to refer to the size of the calculator including the card reader. Never mind. :-)