New-to-me HP-71B

[Jake Schwartz]

(11-25-2019 03:12 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  I don't recall the exact purchase date, but I bought my 71B well before mid-84, as I was living in SoCal at the time, attending weekly PPC meetings; we knew immediately when EduCalc had stock, then just a quick drive to go get it.

The initial EduCALC catalog from 1984, #19, featured the 71B on its cover. Also, for what it is worth, the December, 1983 issue (V10N10) of the PPC Calculator Journal featured a bunch of early 71B articles, including the Hewlett-Packard press release, announcing the 71B. (The date was obviously typed in wrong, as it says January 9, 1983 - and should have said 1984.)

Likewise, the Volume 2 Number 6 (Nov/Dec 1983) issue of the Computer Journal of PPC contained a handful of 71B articles, plus the accompanying member letter mentioned the machine, along with the line "The new machine is going to be shown at the Winter Consumer Show, January 7-10, 1984." This issue also included Jim De Arras' 3-and-a-half-page article "An Inside Look at the HP-71B" and both newsletters had Joe Horn's "HP-71B: How Fast?" article. I am sure that there were units sold in the early part of 1984.
Jake