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(05-11-2018 04:50 PM)Jake Schwartz Wrote:  Perhaps this is slightly unrelated, but back around 1980, after having already owned an HP-67 and 41C, I happened to meet a guy who had an HP-65 for sale for $100. I had never owned one (because it was just too expensive when new) and thought I'd take him up on the offer, just to play with one for the first time. I had it for a week or so, getting a good bit of enjoyment from it, when someone else was passing through at my place of employment, who said that he had developed a whole bunch of programs for his HP-65 but it had been stolen and he was desperate to get a replacement. He indicated that he'd be happy to pay as much as $300. for one. It was a weird coincidence that I had one for the first time right at that moment. In any case, I felt bad for the guy and offered to sell mine for $150 and he jumped at the chance. I guess it turned out to be a "win-win", in that he got his needs satisfied for half of what he offered, and I ended up getting to play with the machine for a week and profited $50. in the process.

Jake,

Either you were:

a) A mensch, for not charging the 2nd guy $300, or

b) Crazy for letting-go such a great deal

Though it may take some time to decide, I'm initially inclined to go with both!

But after owning and using a '67 and '41C, the '65 does seem quirky and limited, despite it's pivotal role in calculator history. And of course the Pokémon phenomenon about HP machines had not set in yet, so after some more sober thought, I'll stick with a).

Wonder if he still has his '65?