..and no, I'm not talking about the keyboard.
The best-known forum for Professional Engineering exam candidates is at:
http://www.ppi2pass.com/w-agora_eef/index.php?bn=eforums_eef
Check it out. People are gearing up for the 2004 exams, which are the first to be affected by the new NCEES calculator restrictions. PE and PLS candidates across the country are coming to the shocked realization that:
(1) They will *not* be allowed to use their trusty HP48s or their new HP49s
(2) HP currently cannot provide *any* NCEES-compliant RPN scientific calculator
(3) Older NCEES-compliant models, like the 32Sii, now cost hundreds of dollars
(4) There is *no* firm timetable for the introduction of the HP33S
Needless to say, a lot of people are unhappy with NCEES, but also with HP.
There's been plenty of 33S bashing on this forum. Well, at the same time there are many engineers and surveyors who are desperate for *any* basic, reasonably priced RPN scientific. Even if it has an ugly keyboard.
Edited: 15 Nov 2003, 10:07 p.m.