I would get one of these in a hot minute except that my HP-16C that I got sometime in the '80's is still going strong! I rarely use it anymore but a couple of years back I was working on an app that involved bit-twiddling and the 16C fired right up and was immediately helpful.
HP re-releases classic computer science calculator: The HP-16C
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Re: HP re-releases classic computer science calculator: The HP-16C
#12I have an original HP11C within reach. Still works. Had to replace the batteries this year, after 20 years.
If you replace the batteries, get the good Panasonic silver cells from Newark, not "compatible" alkaline cells. The silver cells were intact after two decades.
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#13I wish they would re-release the HP50-g, I had one somewhere but it got lost and I _loved_ that thing!
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#14Treated myself to a SwissMicros DM16C [1] while waiting for HP to re-relase the original. [1] https://www.swissmicros.com/product/dm16c
Not a DM16L? I have all the DM*C models and most of the others, not sure about the DM16L though.
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#15I still have my 16C, and it still works perfectly. I got it in a swap for a 15C and 11C, so I got the reissue 15C when it came out, and it's not up to the quality of the original.
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#16I did never use a 16C, but I have a 42 at home and use it very often. It goes so far, that I also have the 42 app on my phone as a replacement for the default calculator app. I am using RPN, and I think I'm the only one in my age category that does (at least none of my friends who studied ever heard of RPN) - it's such a superior way to calculate. I usually have problems to work with a "regular" calculator due to bei…
You might want to consider iHP48 app, it is my goto phone/tablet calculator running a 48 ROM. My goto desk calculator is the DM42, though I occasionally use my 50g for units or on the iHP48 app instead.
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#18This is an HP licensee, not HP itself. Still nice to see, though the SwissMicros calculators are also very good and will be tough to compete with.
I believe it is the only official HP licensee for calculators and some former HP calculator employees work with them. This is as close as a legacy HP calculator comes today.
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#19It's always interesting that they use ARM chips to emulate the original firmware.
Re: HP re-releases classic computer science calculator: The HP-16C
#20This is an HP licensee, not HP itself. Still nice to see, though the SwissMicros calculators are also very good and will be tough to compete with.
I think HP sold their calculator business to this company. I bought the iOS version of the 15C emulator directly from HP many years ago, but the app store changed it to this company.