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HP 15C original it seems? (NT)

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In Reply to: RE: Marshall Stanmore - Great sounding bluetooth speaker posted by AbeCollins on February 18, 2014 at 13:34:58

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"One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane."

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Almost....... - AbeCollins 10:06:48 02/20/14 (5)
My HP-11C from the early 1980's

Still my 'daily driver' calculator when I need to crunch some numbers. I have found nothing since that matches the feel of the keys. ;-)
- Yup - Stale 18:19:17 02/21/14 (2)
  My 15C has seen ~15 years daily heavy use, and other 15+ of moderate use. Still works like new. Square root button is a little bit loose (has been like that for 20 yrs) but never misses the bit.
  
  I have 15C Limited Edition that now I use at work - OK but not anywhere near the quality of the original.
  
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  "One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane."
  - RE: Yup - AbeCollins 08:30:33 02/25/14 (1)
    I recall reading somewhere that HP was coming out with a new 15C but I never followed up. You may have even mentioned it here.
    
    Are they still available for purchase or was that one time limited production run?
    - HP reissued the 15c some time ago - 4season 11:50:48 02/26/14 (0)
      2012? It seemed to vanish from their web site quickly, but I was eventually able to get one. Quality was similar to the current 12c. I wound up reselling my 15c and going with yet another reissued calculator: The Braun ET66. Figure I didn't need the trig functions for doing my taxes, though the Pi key came in handy sometimes.
- RE: Almost....... - Audio Bling 04:01:01 02/21/14 (1)
  Too true! Had an 11C then a 15C all those years ago.. (Also had a lot more hair then!) One hell of a sweet feel to those keys. One of the best devices I've ever owned till someone nicked it.. Can you still buy those things? If I ever see one again I'd be sorely tempted. Come to think of it, I've got a hand-me-down slide rule gathering dust somewhere. Memreez..
  
  Abe, you still got those 2.4s or is this Marshall thing the new reference? (I've got a pair of 3.6s..)
  - RE: Almost....... - AbeCollins 08:27:40 02/25/14 (0)
    I've been away for a while so apologies for the late reply, if you see this at all.
    
    I still own the 2.4's.
    
    I had a Picket slide rule a few decades ago but I have no idea where it's at and probably couldn't figure out how to use it anyway. ;-)
    
    Yup, I love those older HP calculators. They were extremely well built and as I recall TI tried to compete with them but made more traction with lower cost student calculators. I prefer the RPN input and quality keys on the HP models.

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