Old trusty calculator starting to fail

I still have an HP41 that I got in 1985. It still works fine, even though I don't use it often now. I used it on an LS exam in 1985, EIT in 1989,and PE in 1992. Then in 2008 I took the LS exam in an adjoining state and the NCEES would not allow me to use it. I now own an HP33 that hasn't been used since then.
Andy

Get attached to those old trusty calculators, but at least the calculators can be replaced. The hips and knees and everything in between are a bit more complicated.

Andy Bruner, post: 406490, member: 1123 wrote: I still have an HP41 that I got in 1985. It still works fine, even though I don't use it often now. I used it on an LS exam in 1985, EIT in 1989,and PE in 1992. Then in 2008 I took the LS exam in an adjoining state and the NCEES would not allow me to use it. I now own an HP33 that hasn't been used since then.
Andy

Andy, I acquired my HP 41CX in 1988 or 1989. I was walkin in high cotton! It's on my desk as I type this. I use it every day but mainly for simple math. I can't hardly use a calculator with an "=" key.

I got my HP 15C in preparation for going back to college in 1981, and won another as a door prize later. Both still work, and I would hate to have to get used to any other calculator for serious calculation. Excel has taken over some of the heaviest work, of course, and I have a TI 30? Solar that I use for simple stuff in the field.

I hate that NCEES forced us to switch. October was the first time I tested with the 35 and felt comfortable. I'll get used to it but I'll kick and scream the whole way.
On other notes, I did get a very cool HP 9815A in the mail today. It fired right up. A big Thank You Mr. M....

My HP-48GX is in a box somewhere and I wish I knew where because it was very handy and has a COGO card. My current calculator of choice is an HP-48 emulator app on my Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone. Gets me through most of my needs.

I just fired up an HP 50g that my in-laws gave me. I found a free program called COGO+ LT Free from https://sgss.ca&apos ;">Simple Geospatial Solutions. It is really great. The only problem is that the freaking enter key is in the lower left corner. Kills me Every time.

I had a mess of HP calculators starting with the HP-35 back in 1972. I paid $395 for that while making around $4/hr. Some ot the others were: HP-45, HP-55, HP-21, HP-25C, HP-19C, HP-28C (folder), HP-41. I still have the following HP-42S, HP-48, HP-49G, HP-50, HP-33, and the HP-35S. I have a HP-42 Emulator for my android devices. I think there is a book of 7 place log tables in the basement in case an EMF pulse knocks out my electronics.

My Fx-115 is a 1996 model and it's still going strong. I had an app that was supposed to replicate it, but it stopped working after a month.

Don't care for the HP's. Blasphemy to those of you who adore them. I don't know that I have any Polish ancestors, but if I did they must have desired to run opposite to the rest of the world.

Thank goodness for HP41 and HP15 apps for iPhone. Although I still program and punch my original 15c almost daily. I'm lucky enough to have 4 working 41s as well. A lifetime supply.

The HP15 app is published by HP. And the 41 app is a life saver.

Jimmy Cleveland, post: 406459, member: 91 wrote: I have a Casio FX-115D that I had when I graduated high school in 1992, and used all through college, and up through my surveying career. The bottom line of the display has quit working. It had been a great calculator, and will have a place in my display case. I've used it on several licensing exams, and more calculations than I care to remember.

It guess it's a good thing I have several different models of HP to take up the slack.

Send it to [USER=10]@Jim Frame[/USER] he will probably be able to fix it.

Happy new year to you and Shannon.:)

I didn't know that the enter key on the HP50 was ever on the left. Do you know when they moved it to the right? I've only had mine for about five years.

Cheers,
Henry

m & h taylor, post: 406866, member: 239 wrote: I didn't know that the enter key on the HP50 was ever on the left. Do you know when they moved it to the right? I've only had mine for about five years.

Cheers,
Henry

Oops, sorry I meant right. Too many years saying left when I meant right!

I use the RLM tools hp11c emulator on my iPhone and my iPad.

FL/GA PLS., post: 406861, member: 379 wrote: Send it to [USER=10]@Jim Frame[/USER] he will probably be able to fix it.

Happy new year to you and Shannon.:)

Thanks! Happy New Year to you and your family as well!

tomarneson, post: 406520, member: 864 wrote: I had a mess of HP calculators starting with the HP-35 back in 1972. I paid $395 for that while making around $4/hr. Some ot the others were: HP-45, HP-55, HP-21, HP-25C, HP-19C, HP-28C (folder), HP-41. I still have the following HP-42S, HP-48, HP-49G, HP-50, HP-33, and the HP-35S. I have a HP-42 Emulator for my android devices. I think there is a book of 7 place log tables in the basement in case an EMF pulse knocks out my electronics.

Hi, Tom, happy new year!

Still running an HP-11C from 1982.

[USER=94]@Dave Karoly[/USER]

You forgot to add:
"Mr. Maryk, you may tell the crew for me that there are four ways of doing things aboard my ship: The right way, the wrong way, the Navy way, and my way. They do things my way, and we'll get along" 😉