HP 41CV, first impressions

[Garth Wilson]

(12-07-2017 03:43 PM)Frido Bohn Wrote:  

(12-07-2017 08:01 AM)Garth Wilson Wrote:  [...] HP3457A DMM, an HP8116A function generator [...]

Nice gear, Garth! My compliments.
I got a used HP 3468A Multimeter some years ago. It connects an HP41 via HP-IL so it doesn't need more interfacing than just this.

Thanks. HPIL was wonderful; but there was not much actual instrumentation available for it, whereas with the HPIL-to-IEEE488 interface converter, now there are hundreds, possibly thousands of different models of instruments you can connect. The hard-bound HP catalog used to come every year, 1.5 inches thick, full of such instrumentation. And HP (now Keysight) definitely isn't the only one. There are lots of other companies with such products too.

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(12-07-2017 06:12 AM)Trond Wrote:  [...]
Finally, I am waiting for my first module to plug into this thing (Stat Pac). That will be an interesting new experience too. Maybe I will start searching for a card reader next? I guess this modularity is what makes it really shine.
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Welcome to the world of HP41 modularity!
As original modules are rare but practically all ROMs are more or less easily available, a neat gadget to encase them and make them accessible to your HP41 are Diego Diaz' Clonix and NOV-Ram modules. However, I don't know if he is still active.

Sure, he is. I just ordered a Clonix-D from him.