How do you like the Woodstock calculators?

[David Hayden]

My first HP was a 29C, so I'm particularly fond of it.

I love the fact that you can hold and operate it with one hand. So it was very efficient for doing homework.

Programming is fast and easy. Labels and most registers are a single digit, so instructions are very terse. The downside is the dang numeric key codes. If you use it regularly, you can remember the most common ones, but otherwise it's a pain. To get around this, I got a Panamatik LP 29E. Bernhard did a wonderful job of mapping letters to the 7-segment display, so you can read the instructions with a tiny bit of practice.

The bottom line is that most of what you need a calculator for can be done quickly and easily with a 29C.