In Search of 15C+ ROM image

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(07-17-2022 07:43 AM)J-F Garnier Wrote:  Maybe Eric will someday comment and maybe tell us more about the HP-15C LE story.
After all, this is history now, HP is no more in the calculator business and a re-introduction of this machine by the HP licensee is unlikely.

J-F

More about the history of those great calculators is always welcome, indeed, even for later anniversary emulators! I'm wondering why HP decided this make this come back. I know there was a lot of fans asking for it and long petition threads, did people at HP thought there was a potential profit, or are there still a few engineers there who wanted to revive it for a while?

History about the technical parts would be interesting too.

I also doubt they'd produce something similar again. I love the HP-15C, but these days it's only interesting to people who have the nostalgia of old calculators and who like the RPN system. I have the impression that people would rather pay a little more for a graphic calculator like an HP Prime which is easier to handle and offer more functionality, even if the quality is not the same. Or, if they don't need so much complexity, a simpler one like the HP-35S. It seems there isn't enough demand to maintain a large catalogue of calculators anymore. Laptops and smartphones are probably partly to blame.