The company that I work for have just moved to another office. They had been in the last office for over 30 years. In that time a hell of a lot of useless files equipment had accumulated.
The move was a good time to get rid of the useless stuff.
During the move I just happened to look in one of the rubbish bins and spotted HP 32Sii. Naturally I picked it and tried to use it. The keys felt good but nothing happened. Perhaps the batteries were flat; but I felt that would be too good to be true. Anyway I brought some batteries today and it fired up straight away. As far as I can see everything works just fine.
In the past I have never had a 32Sii. The calculator appeals to me and seems easy to program. I do not have a manual, but so far I have been able to work out most of the functions.
My guess is that who ever owned it was just to lazy to get new batteries. I wonder how many good calculators have ended up in a rubbish tip.
Just one question. The face of the calculator is fairly grotty. What is the best fluid and method to clean the face without damaging the original markings?