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From: Jean-Yves Avenard on 28 Aug 2006 22:45 Gene wrote: > Gene: Strangely, some here on the group don't seem to think such things > matter. Of course, I sincerely hope such individuals aren't brought I was dead against reporting people who people thought they broke an NDA when: 1-There was no suggestion a NDA was in place 2-The guy was actually doing a favour to the community by posting photos It's entirely different to thinking NDA do not matter. If I have signed such document, I will respect all terms of it Jean-Yves
From: johnhreinhardt@yahoo.com on 28 Aug 2006 22:47 John H Meyers wrote: > On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:44:35 -0500, John H. Reinhardt wrote: > > > I don't really need anything as high powered as the HP50g > > but I had been hankering for a scientific calculator for a while > > and my 19c's ni-cd batteries are just not up to snuff anymore. > > I've never seen its battery pack, but in every other pack I've seen, > the cells can be replaced (nowadays with NiMH). > > How's the printer doing? > > Maybe HP could copy those "eveready bunny" ads, e.g. > "my HP calculators just keep going, and going, and going..." > (and will probably outlive me, if I don't sell them off :) > > Thanks for your fresh viewpoint. > > [r->] [OFF] The calculator has a built in charger and I think something has gone wrong with it because the last two battery packs I bought (from HP at about $30 each in the mid 1980's) died very quickly. At least they failed to hold a charge. It's been a long time since I've looked into the problem, perhaps for old time's sake I should just to see. The last time I used the printer it worked fine, however I ran out of the thermal paper for it and at the time it wasn't financially prudent to hunt up any more. Again, perhaps I should look around and see what's available. I could probably get some sort of thermal paper and cut it into strips that would fit. I remember when the 41c came out, I dearly wanted one but couldn't justify the upgrade from the 19c while I was in school, then later my career choice (computer sys admin) didn't really justify it either and I drifted out of touch of th HP calculator world (except for my ex's 12c left over from her MBA days). But I digress... John H. Reinhardt
From: Chris Smith on 29 Aug 2006 00:04 JB <wjbudd(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I do see some enthusiasm on this site for the 50g though but I think it > quite likely that most of those messages are coming from Hp marketing > personel? Uh, right. And world governments are hiding evidence of UFOs, right? On an unrelated note, it's amazing how many secret plots there were to assassinate JFK. Skepticism about product quality is one thing. Paranoia is another. Be careful to stay on the right side of that line. (Incidentally, I have a 50G and it works fine. Then again, I never had any problems with the 49G+ either. I am convinced it's a matter of level of expectations and usage patterns. I doubt if someone who hasn't used a 41 of a 48 would notice anything to complain about. If I complained about something regarding my early 49G+ calculator, it would be the inexplicable lack of will of the calculator to automatically restore previous options after doing some calculation in approximate mode or complex mode.) -- Chris Smith
From: John H Meyers on 29 Aug 2006 00:25 On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:56:51 -0500, JYA wrote: > and you weren't under a NDA when you reviewed prototypes ? > would be extremely unusual. > In which case whatever you posted here is in breach of such agreement. So would be the web page, but it may not be at all; see "Teacher devices" in this mediocre translation into English: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ge&u=http://www.noemanetz.de/folgeseiten/artikel/CIMS-SH_Fortbildung.html Or for French output ("Appareils d'enseignant"): http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=fr&sl=ge&u=http://www.noemanetz.de/folgeseiten/artikel/CIMS-SH_Fortbildung.html But don't wait for an answer from the accused (after all, Inspector Javert never bothered :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis?rables [r->] [OFF]
From: John H Meyers on 29 Aug 2006 00:49
Well, the more obvious slogan for HP (800-HP-INVENT) vs. TI (800-TI-CARES) should actually be: "An ounce of invention is worth a pound of care" [r->] [OFF] |