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Posted by: IPNixon on 2008-01-12 06:17:27
I found an HP-35 calculator in a computer recycling bin yesterday. I opened it up and cleaned the power on/off switch contacts, since the switch was a little finnicky yesterday. The calculator works perfectly, except for the fact that the power adapter's cable is a little loose. :\
Here's a few pics of it 🙂
http://iannixon.com/photos/hp-35-calculator/
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Posted by: aphetica on 2008-01-12 07:53:01
I like it. 🙂
Anything with curved and crooked traces on the circuit board is cool in my book.
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Posted by: Christopher on 2008-01-12 08:18:18
Your iBook is tainted with stickers!!!!
Oh and nice quackulator
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Posted by: IPNixon on 2008-01-12 08:57:04
Your iBook is tainted with stickers!!!! That's actually a MacBook, and it's not mine. I'm working on it for the weekend. 🙂
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Posted by: blackbird on 2008-01-12 09:48:15
Sweet!!! I have a 32S-II they're the best. You'll have to get used to the Reverse Polish Notation (RPN), but once you do it will be faster than using a regular calculator.
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Posted by: MacMan on 2008-01-12 12:04:07
Very cool - I really like LED calculators!
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Posted by: 4seasonphoto on 2008-01-12 12:20:53
Wow, very desirable and collectable I think, possibly made in Silicon Valley itself!
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Posted by: tomlee59 on 2008-01-12 22:11:26
Oh most definitely made in Si Valley -- it was the first scientific pocket calculator, made to fit in Bill Hewlett's pocket.
If you got one of the very first ones, it has a bug in its log routine. As the story goes, Dave Packard insisted on revealing the bug's existence as soon as possible, and offering a replacement. But many people chose to live with the bug (it's minor). Like misprinted postage stamps and currency, the buggy HP-35 has become a collector's item among collector's items.
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Posted by: Anonymous Freak on 2008-01-12 22:53:30
Wow. That bastard is worth a small fortune. Ten years ago, I had a hard time finding one for less than $200, and they've only gone up in value since then.
(Of course, what I really want is an HP-01. The ultimate in geek couture.
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Posted by: Christopher on 2008-01-13 09:15:16
HP-01, that looks like one awesome wristwatch
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Posted by: krfkeith on 2008-01-13 10:18:46
cool, I recently inherited my Grandpa's Facit calc from the '60s. It has a nixy tube display!
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Posted by: wally on 2008-01-13 15:57:07
More info on the HP-35 at http://www.hpmuseum.org/hp35.htm .
Also, there is a product introduction writeup in the June 1972 issue of the Hewlett Packard Journal, available online from HP (caution, 4.6 MB pdf download) at http://www.hpl.hp.com/hpjournal/pdfs/IssuePDFs/1972-06.pdf .
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Posted by: 4seasonphoto on 2008-01-13 17:41:39
(Of course, what I really want is an HP-01. The ultimate in geek couture. I've seen one of those at an old-time jeweler/watch shop and it must have been as late as the 1990s because I was amazed to see such a thing, still new old stock. Wouldn't it be a hoot if they still had it?
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Posted by: Anonymous Freak on 2008-01-13 18:05:22
(Of course, what I really want is an HP-01. The ultimate in geek couture. I've seen one of those at an old-time jeweler/watch shop and it must have been as late as the 1990s because I was amazed to see such a thing, still new old stock. Wouldn't it be a hoot if they still had it?
Well, they were expensive when new, and never went down in value...
I've seen them go on eBay for over $5000 'new in box', and even ones all alone, with no original accessories usually go for over $1000. (Hey, there's ones matching those descriptions right now! The 'lone' one has one $1000 bid, the one complete in box (but not 'new',) has no bids, with a minimum bid of $5000. That one may or may not sell.)
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