HP-75 ad jpg
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01-22-2015, 04:57 PM
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RE: HP-75 ad jpg
Ah, the HP-75! I had the pleasure of using a prototype before they came out and bought one for myself as soon as they did. Considering that it was the cost of a serious portable workstation today ($3000+) after inflation, that wasn't easy. But its typeability, huge battery life and built-in functions were unmatched at the time.
It's "Pocket Secretary" time and appointment functions may have been the first of its kind. I remember noting that if now I were to set an appointment for the fifth Wednesday of February, it would immediately recognize that as being February 29th, 2040 (!). Not shabby for a machine of its day. Of course, the HP-71 would appear a year later and, being smaller and in many ways more capable, pretty much blow the '75 away. But I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the '75 just as Joe does for the '71. Long life to both - and to their many fond users! |
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HP-75 ad jpg - Gene - 01-22-2015, 01:20 PM
RE: HP-75 ad jpg - Hlib - 01-22-2015, 01:57 PM
RE: HP-75 ad jpg - Jim Horn - 01-22-2015 04:57 PM
RE: HP-75 ad jpg - Garth Wilson - 01-22-2015, 07:30 PM
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