The 25 was a woodstock, the 65 a classic, the 42 a pioneer. What is
the 10BII? What other calcs are part of this series? Lastly, what
is the definitive list of pioneers?
The HP-10BII
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08-20-2009, 01:09 PM
08-20-2009, 01:26 PM
re: Pioneers - found a list on the web (of course) 10 minutes after
08-20-2009, 01:41 PM
Thankfully, no. Especially if you're talking about the first version of the 10BII. Newest version is pretty good. Like the case, keys, colors. Original ... not so much.
08-20-2009, 02:58 PM
Newest version is a charm to operate. It feels extra solid, key action is great and design is beautiful but I would prefer a dot-matrix display. CPU is a bit sluggish but you don't have calculate a space shuttle reentry with it so it's a non-issue.
08-21-2009, 08:22 AM
hello, definitely not a pionier, the 10BII is in a class of it's own, it is based on brand new source code (inspired from the HP100LX calculator) and has a micorprocessor only used by the 10BII (H8). the math part of the source has later been reused for the 33s/35s/17BII+ and 12Cplatinum version 2. regards, cyrille
08-21-2009, 10:30 AM
I purchased two at my local Walmart for $11 each. They were on some sort of clearance sale locally a few weeks ago. I was very pleasantly surprised by the apparent quality. I wouldn't mind having something similar in a scientific RPN calculator (especially if it handled complex number math).
08-21-2009, 07:20 PM
Cyrille, do you remember if the H8 used in the 10BII is flash or OTP? Thanks!
08-21-2009, 09:20 PM
Almost certainly neither Flash nor OTP. It's most likely masked ROM. |
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