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My trusty HP48 may have bit the dust.

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(@norman-oklahoma)
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"...Shouldn't reference 9 be the WEST quarter section corner of Section 36?..."

Actually it should be East quarter corner of Section 35.

Dang!

 
Posted : 09/12/2015 10:38 am
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Williwaw, post: 348191, member: 7066 wrote: ... I've had the same phone for 5 years while everyone else upgrades theirs to the latest every 6 months.

I'm right there with you. I've had two cell phones since 1999. The first was an old torpedo "Nokia" and simply could not get batteries for it, so I retired it.
I've only had this little Samsung flip phone for about six years. When I went in to get a battery for it about two years ago the kid at the counter looked at it like it was a dinosaur....he said, "can you even get online with this?" When I said no, he started in with a sales pitch....

poor kid's ears are still red....

 
Posted : 09/12/2015 10:54 am
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NYLS, post: 348099, member: 1722 wrote: My HP 41CX quit working :(. Found an app for my Iphone that is exactly the same and all the programs are available. Cost? $9.95. Alot cheaper than the original pric of the 41cx

Were you able to get the survey packs with it?

 
Posted : 09/12/2015 1:38 pm
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My boss is selling all of the old GXs we have, with TDS survey pro, the manuals, and the environmental cases for pretty cheap. If you happen to be interested I can find you the hyperlink and post for you

 
Posted : 09/12/2015 5:16 pm
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Chris. Give me shout. I've got a 48 with a cracked screen that works fine... except the cracked screen. It was my "field" 48.

 
Posted : 10/12/2015 3:35 am
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Reply sent, check your inbox.

 
Posted : 10/12/2015 6:03 am
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Sounds like a good excuse to get together for that beer. 😉

 
Posted : 10/12/2015 10:00 am
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Scotland is right on.

Here is a hp forum discussing the problem:
http://www.hpmuseum.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/hpmuseum/archv019.cgi?read=151696

Repairing the problem
http://users.ju.edu/hduong/repair/

and a video showing the temporary repair:
[MEDIA=youtube]_Jcwjtryf4Y[/MEDIA]

I went to one of our engineer's offices about an issue, and saw his hp48 sitting on his desk. I said, oh cool, you have an hp48 and picked it up. I pushed the on button and it didn't come on, so I pushed the button while "pinching" it in the right place and it came right on. He looked at it and said "how did you get that to turn on? I thought it was broke." Anyway, I told him it was some kind of bug that the 48gx's had. Maybe I should check back with him and see if he wants to git rid of it.

 
Posted : 10/12/2015 11:58 am
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Seb, post: 348061, member: 7509 wrote: If you insist on replacement, try here ( http://www.samsoncables.com/catalog/prodByCat.cfm?categoryid=3 ).

Seb (and others) -

Any personal experience with Samson ?

Cheers,

Derek

 
Posted : 10/12/2015 1:40 pm
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Tom Adams, post: 348466, member: 7285 wrote: Scotland is right on.

Here is a hp forum discussing the problem:
http://www.hpmuseum.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/hpmuseum/archv019.cgi?read=151696

Repairing the problem
http://users.ju.edu/hduong/repair/

and a video showing the temporary repair:
[MEDIA=youtube]_Jcwjtryf4Y[/MEDIA]

I went to one of our engineer's offices about an issue, and saw his hp48 sitting on his desk. I said, oh cool, you have an hp48 and picked it up. I pushed the on button and it didn't come on, so I pushed the button while "pinching" it in the right place and it came right on. He looked at it and said "how did you get that to turn on? I thought it was broke." Anyway, I told him it was some kind of bug that the 48gx's had. Maybe I should check back with him and see if he wants to git rid of it.

Thank you, thank you.

 
Posted : 10/12/2015 2:15 pm
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Dang I love 'esnipe'.

 
Posted : 11/12/2015 8:52 am
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I just realize that I have been using this 41CX since the 80's. Still works great.It am hoping to retire before it does.

 
Posted : 11/12/2015 9:08 am
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I got my 50 from them with no issues but that was about eight years back.

 
Posted : 13/12/2015 7:01 pm
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3...2...1...buh bye

 
Posted : 16/12/2015 4:11 am
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I got the HP41CX $9.95 app on my phone few years ago and downloaded the Survey package from the HPMuseum site
Can't find the instructions to make it all work and change keyboards and such
Any help will get me farther along than where I am now...............

 
Posted : 16/12/2015 7:09 am
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Norman Oklahoma, post: 348123, member: 9981 wrote: I do wish that there was a good Android based cogo program or SMI/TDS emulator.

There is an app called Droid48. While no TDS/SMI package with it (that I'm aware of) you do get that good old interface on the screen of your phone and it does seem to have all the functions of the 48.

 
Posted : 16/12/2015 9:49 am
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I don't really like the HP48 as a calculator. It the program card that makes it worth having.

 
Posted : 16/12/2015 10:04 am
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What is your go-to calculator Norman OK?

 
Posted : 16/12/2015 10:21 am
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What is the calculator now-a-days that is light years ahead of the HP 48?

I'm curious because I bought a HP 33s a few years ago for desk work. It's brand new in it's case still. I was not impressed. The HP 11c is a much better calculator.

 
Posted : 16/12/2015 10:29 am
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HP-35s.

 
Posted : 16/12/2015 10:44 am
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