The star on the HP-15C's display screen

[Katie Wasserman]

(09-28-2015 02:56 PM)Dave Shaffer Wrote:  I'm guessing most of us here tried stuff like this at some time or another.

I put a bobby pin into the AC outlet and was pinned into the corner of our kitchen by a shower a sparks as the bobby pin slowly vaporized (the screw-in fuse never blew or course). My parents put in a safety (spring-loaded cover) outlet after that incident. Weirdly, they only changed that one outlet, I guess that they figured I learned my lesson.

Getting back on topic.....

HP's choice to use a '*' as the low battery indicator on the Voyagers was a mistake. I can't tell you how many times people at my client's offices have asked me what this means on their HP-12C, over the years. They should have had a 'BATT' indicator, they've got enough room for that I think.