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1. PCX Info v10n2 September 2007 n January we claimed to be back by publishing the first magazine of 2007 filled with a lot of promises However we didn t really kept them as you are reading the second issue right now while the end of the year is already in view We organised a few meetings but on the other hand also cancelled June and moved August In other words There is room for improvement and we will continue to do so in the coming months as complaining doesn t help us forward B cw a recap of our improvement actions 1 We reinstall the club meetings with a freguency of 6 meetings a year 2 We guarantee an upfront planning of at least 4 meetings of which we neither change the date nor the location 3 We switch back to an English magazine until we find the resources to go for a mixed Dutch French magazine 4 The magazine will be mailed to anybody interested in it On request we also provide a paper version of the magazine 5 The new website ready by the end of April will be the centre for all our communication It will also provide member amp magazine registration 6 We will alternate the location of the meetings Half of them will be near Brussels Wezembeek Oppem while the others will be near Brugge Oostkamp You can find the addresses of both at the end of this magazine 7 The member fee for 2007 is 5 Euro This cost should cover the cost for the bi monthly club meetings As of today the fee isn t2. Choice winner won a HP 50 inch High Definition Plasma TV The winners were e Best Actor Gerry Ouellete Confessions of a Rocket Scientist e Best Actress Actress in Robert Wiest s video Calculator Man e Best Screenplay Chuck Innocenzi Success Breeds Success e Best Technical Film Jamie Coy 20 Questions with your HP 12c e Voters Choice Robert Wiest Calculator Man The winning videos and more information on HP s 35 year history in the handheld calculator market are available to view and read at www hp com go 35celebration HP Calculators today In the tradition of the HP 35 scientitic calculator that rendered the slide rule virtually obsolete HP offers a complete line of market leading financial graphing and scientific calculators The company s high end graphing calculators offer more connectivity options and greater configurability than other calculators in their class and the HP1 2c Financial Calculator has become an industry standard in the business and finance community with more than 15 million units sold to date Information about HP s calculator line as well as on demand training videos computer based training and step by step learning modules for each of HP s current calculators is available at www hp com calculators Availability and pricing The HP 35s Scientific Calculator is expected be available in late summer for a suggested retail price of 59 99 at www hp com and sel
3. mandatory if you don t join any of the meetings however we do count on some loyalty of our members if we deliver on our promises above The PCX account number is 068 2009388 60 More information will be provided through our new website for members living outside Belgium 8 The new address of our website is www petss be pcx as the old link though Ehsal is no longer working We will move as soon as possible the old content to the new site Currently planned club meetings 2007 e 22 September in Oostkamp e 20 October in Wezembeek Oppem e 1 December in Oostkamp O the agenda of next Saturday Philippe Roussel and Hubert de Mulder have 2 mathematical presentations have a the new HP35S with me and also have a presentation with my findings of IFA 2007 the European Consumer Electronics fair which was held end of August in Berlin Everybody is welcome to extend this agenda with extra presentations or input The meeting is in Oostkamp You can consult our web site www petss be pcx for location details and a map The HPCC conference is this year on 13 amp 14 October in London HP35s The name of the new HP35 look alike HP launched the calculator to celebrate the 35 anniversary of their original HP35 worlds first handheld scientific calculator We will have the new beauty with us next Saturday allowing all of you to benchmark it Attached to this magazine some basic information of the new calculator Next to the photos of
4. innovative and efficient data input method called Reverse Polish Notation RPN With RPN the HP 35 reguired fewer keystrokes and was able to handle larger and more complex problems with less memory than other calculators Still today RPN is a much beloved feature and industry differentiator across HP s line of scientific graphing and financial calculators Weighing in at only 9 oz the HP 35 stood apart from its elementary predecessors in portability and computing power Although marketing experts declared there was no future for a handheld scientific calculator that cost 400 when a slide rule cost 20 more than 100 000 HP 35s were sold in the first year and it went on to become one of the most successful products in HP s history In 2000 Forbes ASAP named it as one of the 20 all time products that have changed the world HP s commitment to innovation Hewlett envisioned HP as a preeminent innovator in calculator technology and the leading developer of high performance high guality programmable calculators for the business and scientific marketplace This commitment to guality reliability and innovation helped cement HP as a leader in the history of the handheld calculators When the HP 35 was introduced there were 75 handheld calculators on the market from more than 20 manufacturers All of these were four function calculators and could only add subtract multiply and divide From 1972 to 1976 four function calculator prices fell 95
5. percent plummeting from an average of 195 to just 9 95 Falling prices unseated a number of calculator brands When the consumer calculator market went through a shakeout in 1978 and 1979 HP had already built a strong position in the professional calculator market segment That position was based on innovative products such as the HP 35 scientific calculator the HP 80 the first pocket sized business calculator the HP 65 the first programmable handheld calculator and the HP 25C the first handheld calculator with non volatile memory During that time period HP had also developed the unique HP 01 wrist instrument More than the sum of its parts the HP 01 combined a wristwatch and a calculator but in a way that the device could do things that neither could do alone For instance a user could calculate a real time display of money spent or made by multiplying the stopwatch by a rate of spending HP went on to develop advanced handheld calculators such as the HP 41C the first programmable alphanumeric handheld According to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on a total of nine Shuttle missions astronaut Sally Ride and several other astronauts used the HP 41C Loaded with a variety of specialized software programs at a very low cost the HP 41C gave the astronauts more computing power than a custom made device produced specifically for a given space mission Across the line HP calculators are known for their legendary reliab
6. to its ease of use and reliability features the HP 39gs sports a modern white and gray look and clean lines to appeal to its design conscious teenage audience Looking to the future customers can expect HP calculators to continue to be on the forefront of user centric design HP calculators today Having spurred the leap from slide rules to handheld scientific calculators HP continues its 35 year heritage of delivering innovative products offering a complete line of market leading financial graphing and scientific calculators Today its high end graphing calculators offer more connectivity options and greater configurability than other calculators in their class and the HP 12C Financial Calculator has become an industry standard in the business and finance community with more than 15 million units sold to date According to the NPD Group e HP Financial Calculators are rated No 1 in U S dollar share sales e The HP 33s Scientific Calculator is rated the Best Seller in the Scientific Programmable Calculator category in both units and dollar share e All four HP Financial Calculators 1ObII 12c 12c Platinum 17bll are top ten Best Sellers in the Financial Calculator category in both units and dollar share Rooted in a challenge personally set forth by HP co founder Bill Hewlett HP handheld calculators are a cornerstone of HP s history of innovation Following Hewlett s commitment to calculator innovation HP will continue
7. PLAN EXPLORE 2007 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Reverse Polish Notation RPN is an efficient data entry system that can significantly reduce keystrokes More information is available at www hp go com go rpn HP Solve is a time saving application that allows you to solve for any variable without rewriting your equation fACTE PLANE and EXPLOREG are registered trademarks of ACT Inc which was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this product For more information go to www act org AP Calculus requires a graphing calculator Any scientific or graphing calculator Excludes models with QWERTY i e typewriter keyboards electronic writing pads and pen input stylus driven devices is permitted for the following College Board tests AP Chemistry AP Physics AP Statistics a graphing calculator with statistical capabilities is expected PSAT NMSGT SATE Reasoning and SATE Subject Tests in Mathematics Level 1 and Level 2 For more information go to www collegeboard com Policies are subject to change AP and SAT are registered tradema
8. as also the first calculator with infrared printing and with menu driven soft keys for better usability HP 28C First full RPL calculator In the late 1980s HP developed a new programming language for its new series of extremely powerful calculators By combing elements of RPN Lisp and Forth HP came up with a language called RPL or ROM based Procedural Language HP 48SX First handheld calculator with two way infrared communication v invent 1991 1993 1999 2003 HP 95LX Palmtop computer Largely leveraging HP s calculator technology the HP 95LX had as much computing power as a desktop PC and able to run many standard DOS programs on it It had a financial calculator telephone number address program simple text editor and infrared link for transferring data Widely considered HP s first PDA personal digital assistant it was the first palmtop PC with built in Lotus 1 2 3 HP 48gx Sophisticated scientific graphics calculator featuring 3D plotting and other advanced built in features not previously found in calculators HP 30s A scientific algebraic calculator featuring an interchangeable keypad overlay so users could change the calculator s color HP 12c Platinum 17 An enhanced version of the HP 12c financial calculator the HP 12c Pla invent boasts increased memory to allow for more keystroke programming steps and offers more built in functions including the option of standard algebrai
9. c mode as well as Reverse Polish Notation mode sm v oF m KI ao uaaoaonana s Z Ma m s GUGUBEGNERAR Bmac 2003 HP 49g First handheld calculator to offer expansion via SD cards O 2007 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P The information contained herein is subject to change without notice HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein 1 2007 invent
10. ect retailers and bookstores across the United States A complete list of resellers is available at www hp com calculators resellers More information on the HP 35s and other HP mobility solutions is available in an online press kit at www hp com go Mobility2007 About HP HP focuses on simplitying technology experiences for all of its customers from individual consumers to the largest businesses With a portfolio that spans printing personal computing software services and IT infrastructure HP is among the world s largest IT companies with revenue totaling 97 1 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended April 30 2007 More information about HP NYSE HPQ is available at www hp com Note to editors More news from HP including links to RSS feeds is available at www hp com hpinto newsroom U Estimated U S retail prices Actual prices may vary This news release contains forward looking statements that involve risks uncertainties and assumptions If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements and assumptions All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward looking statements including but not limited to statements of the plans strategies and objectives of management for future operations any stat
11. ellence at miniaturization 1979 HP 41C World s first programmable alphanumeric handheld calculator Capable of displaying numbers letters and common symbols it became the heart of the first calculator peripheral system Owners could purchase a number of peripherals including a magnetic card reader a thermal printer plotter a barcode reading wand or other accessories Much like a computer the HP 41C could prompt users with phrases such as Annual Interest Rate and then could label answers with phrases such as z invent 1981 1982 Payment 525 HP 12C HP s longest and best selling calculator 1981 The HP 12C sold today acts and looks just as it did when first introduced in 1981 with the exception of improved performance due to modern components Valued for its reliability proven accuracy and long battery life the HP 12C has become an industry standard in the business and finance community HP Interface Loop HP IL first system to allow handhelds to communicate with 1986 1987 1989 computers The HP IL provided data input output for battery operated devices For example the loop allowed a salesperson or scientist to gather information in the field using a handheld calculator then transfer the data to a PC HP 18C First calculator with HP Solve HP Solve is an HP calculator differentiator that lets users solve an equation for any variable without rewriting the equation The HP 18C w
12. ements concerning expected development performance or market share relating to products and services anticipated operational and financial results any statements of expectation or belief and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing Risks uncertainties and assumptions include the execution and performance of contracts by HP and its customers suppliers and partners the achievement of expected results and other risks that are described in HP s Quarterly Report on Form 10 Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30 2007 and HP s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including but not O invent limited to HP s Annual Report on Form 10 K for the fiscal year ended Oct 31 2006 HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward looking statements 2007 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein 7 2007 v invent Hewlett Packard Company 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto CA 94304 www hp com Backgrounder IK MO HP Celebrates 35 Years of Handheld Calculator Innovation In the early 1970s the slide rule wa
13. f built in functions and constants e Large 2 line display with adjustable contrast to easily view entries results menus and prompts Simplity physics with 42 built in physical constants plus a complete library of unit conversions e Get accurate results with edit undo delete capability e Enjoy a compact size and protective raised edges that are designed for the mobile professional Power and functionality in one Save time with an impressive array of programmable scientific functions e Use strong statistics functions for single and two variable statistics linear regression and more Use base n functions for binary octal decimal and hexadecimal number calculation and conversion e Perform operations on complex numbers calculate logarithms exponentials inverse functions and more e Take advantage of a powerful fraction mode plus fraction to decimal conversion HP quality and support Have confidence that every time you turn on your HP calculator every calculation you make results in dependable worry free performance and accurate results Rely on HP quality and award wining support online and by phone Get the most from your calculator visit www hp com calculators for downloads tutorials and more HP 35s Specifications of the HP 30s plus entry system logic HP Solve application 42 built in physical constants HP Part Number Display size Display Type LCD Contrast Entry system logic Buil
14. ility and durability Innovatively constructed to withstand everyday drops and bumps HP s calculators often survive the most unusual of circumstances like the following customer story reported in a 1977 edition of HP Digest Last night while backing my wife s 73 Ford Gran Torino I opened the door for a better look back and my HP 25 in the carrying case fell out of my pocket without my knowing it Seeing that I needed to pull up and move over I did and backed up again This time I heard a thump Sure enough it was my HP 25 I had run over it with the front wheel against frozen gravel I was sure it was smashed flat but it was not hurt at all Focus on design The HP 35 s industrial design was unique in its day as it was created around user needs rather than simply designed around the latest technology the pocket sized specification was the guiding mandate of the design Based on this foundation a number of HP calculators continue to be standouts in industrial design In the late 1970s HP introduced the HP 92 desktop printing financial calculator and HP 38 financial calculator whose ground breaking top row key design helped lead to HP s lasting success in the financial calculator market HP recognized the need for users to easily solve for a fifth unknown variable in basic financial calculations and designed new top row keys to answer this real life challenge As a result of this innovative key design which dramatically expanded functionali
15. ing ample memory for keystroke programming equation solving and more than 800 storage registers 100 built in functions and a large two line display with adjustable contrast to easily view entries For greater flexibility the HP 35s allows users to easily switch between Reverse Polish Notation RPN HP s exclusive time saving input mode and the traditional algebraic mode In addition the HP 35s comes with a premium zippered protective pouch With the HP 35s HP honors the legendary HP 35 scientific calculator which revolutionized the way engineers and scientists worked and marked the birth of HP s innovative heritage in the handheld calculator market said Sam Kim acting general manager Calculator Division Personal Systems Group HP And today s winning contest videos help share this HP story showing the new online generation how HP calculators touch people s lives HP Calculator Casting Call winners The HP Calculator Casting Call winners were announced at the HP Golden Calculator Awards a stylish event held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel home of the original Academy Awards ceremony The video contest invited entrants to share their personal HP calculator experiences and entries were judged based on the categories of Best Actor Best Actress Best Screenplay and Best Technical Film Celebrity guest Sean Gullette star of the award winning movie pi presented the Voters Choice award The Voters
16. rks of the College Board PSAT NMSQT is a registered trademark of both the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation which were not involved in the production of and do not endorse this product To learn more visit www hp com calculators 4AA1 0872ENUC June 2007 News advisory Editorial contacts Mike Hockey HP 41 281 927 9379 mike hockey hp com Stephanie Kennedy Porter Novelli for HP 1 415 975 2267 stephanie kennedy porternoveilli com HP Media Hotline 1 866 266 7272 pr hp com www hp com go newsroom Hewlett Packard Company 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto CA 94304 www hp com Retro HP 35s Launched to Commemorate 35th Anniversary of First HP Handheld Calculator Video contest winners also announced PALO ALTO Calif July 12 2007 HP today unveiled the retro HP 35s Scientific Calculator in commemoration of the original HP 35 the world s first handheld scientific calculator launched 35 years ago As part of its year long 35th anniversary celebration of the company s entry in the handheld calculator business HP also named the winners of its nationwide calculator video contest The HP 35s pays tribute to its revered lineage with a classic design that is reminiscent of the original HP 35 including protective raised edges so that the calculator rests nicely in the palm of one s hand The new calculator is also HP s most advanced scientific programmable calculator featur
17. s still standard fare and the personal computer was a vision of the future Then in 1972 HP introduced the world s first scientific pocket calculator the HP 35 and delivered portable computing power into the hands of users An instant hit among scientists and engineers the HP 35 soon displaced many a slide rule and marked the birthplace of HP s innovative and successful heritage in the handheld calculator market Mandate from the top In 1970 an all electronic handheld calculator caught the attention of Bill Hewlett co founder of HP This 1 8 pound device was designed to compete with simple mechanical adding machines with its ability to add subtract multiply and divide Hewlett was convinced HP could do better Hewlet s goal was to shrink down HP s first electronic desktop calculator the 40 pound HP 9100A into a lightweight yet powerful device that could be easily carried around He personally challenged HP engineers to develop a scientific calculator that was small enough to tuck into a shirt pocket Development was quick and intense Just one year after Hewlett s encounter with the basic handheld calculator HP brought the pocket sized HP 35 to market Quickly dubbed the electronic slide rule it could perform trigonometric logarithmic and exponential functions the essential tools of technical professions and the primary calculations performed on slide rules Part of the HP 35 s technical achievement was its
18. t in functions Menus prompts etc Internal precision Pending operations Memory Keyboard Power Power off memory protection Battery life Weight Size L x W x D Enclosure material Key top material What s in the box Warranty Subject suitability Permitted for use on e The choice of both efficient RPN and algebraic The HP 35s Scientific Calculator includes all the features e Adjustable contrast 2 line display with menus prompts and messages e Edit undo delete capability Programmable with keystroke programming Enhanced fractions mode statistics and mathematics packages with base n function 30KB memory with 800 independent storage registers Durable design with raised edges to protect the keyboard and premium carrying case F2215A 2 lines x 14 characters indicators LCD 14 character dot matrix 5 x 7 x 2 lines indicators Adjustable RPN amp Algebraic 100 Yes 15 digits 13 level parenthesis or maximum number of pending operation 13 ALG 800 Memory registers 30KB Alphanumeric 2 x CR2032 batteries Yes 0 73 year 1 hr day approximately 9 months 125 g 4 4 oz 15 8 x 8 2 x 1 82 cm 6 22 x 3 23 x 0 72 in Plastic metal faceplate Plastic Calculator batteries user manual premium protective case 1 year warranty may vary by region Engineering Surveying Science Medicine SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests in Math 1 8 2 ACT PSAT NMSQT AP Chemistry Physics
19. the original HP35 and the new HP35s added the photo through which initial info of the machine accidentally leaked Tha s the end of this magazine hope to see some ot you by the end of the week in Oostkamp If you have any questions or remarks you can always mail the PCX team through pcx team petss be or give me a ring on 050 82 79 79 after 19u00 Next PCX Club meeting 22 September at 14h00 Nieuwvliet Lieven Gevaertplein 4 8020 Oostkamp HP 35s Q Scientific Calculator x Y FLAGS i AN i i DISPLAY RH CONST A M MODE ARG i 10 yx 1 X ENG UNDO lt HMS RAD CHG a AS p 7 nCr x HP 355 Scientitic Calculator Ultimate pocket size performer Professionals and college students have the flexibility no other scientific calculator can offer with the choice of RPN or algebraic entry system logic e Choose between RPN or algebraic entry system logic no other scientific calculator offers both e Completely programmable work more efficiently with keystroke programming Handle the heaviest workloads with ease using 30 KB of memory plus 800 independent storage registers e Store an eguation then use again to solve any variable using HP Solve or use 100 built in functions Reliable performance and accurate results The HP 35s delivers with a large 2 line alpha numeric display with adjustable contrast raised edges to protect the keys and a robust library o
20. to shape the landscape of calculator technology in the future O invent TIMELINE OF BREAKTHROUGH HP HANDHELD CALCULATORS 1972 HP 35 World s first handheld scientific calculator The HP 35 virtually made the engineer s slide rule obsolete It was HP s first product containing both integrated circuits and LEDs light emitting diodes Both technologies had been developed in HP Labs 1973 HP 80 World s first pocket sized business calculator Popular among bankers investment analysts and real estate professionals the HP 80 eliminated the need for financial tables used to compute compound interest annuities and bond yields It could also perform complex statistical operations such as linear regression analysis and standard deviation 1974 HP 65 World s first programmable pocket calculator The HP 65 s keystroke programmability later led some to deem it the world s first handheld computer Calculator programs were recorded on small magnetic cards which then could be re entered into the calculator and run again 1976 HP 25C World s first handheld calculator with non volatile program memory The calculator s continuous memory could retain programs and data no matter how often it was switched on and off 1977 HP 01 Wrist Instrument Combination digital wristwatch calculator and personal calendar Performed more than three dozen functions to manipulate and interrelate time calendar and numeric data It demonstrated HP s exc
21. ty and ease of use the HP 92 and HP 38 became the forefathers of HP s very successful line of financial calculators Echoing the HP 35 s history HP engineers were charged with creating a finan Any invent calculator that would fit conveniently in a shirt pocket be reliable and have a long battery life The design team decided to lay out the calculator in a horizontal position This was partly to accommodate all the keys in a small form factor and because many commonly used adding machines were also oriented horizontally The result was the HP 12C Programmable Financial Calculator which is instantly recognized for its unigue horizontal layout still today In addition during the final stages of development the design team was not happy with the 12C s battery life for usability reasons The solution was to add a third battery in series which would reguire an entire re design of the chip layout and the case to accommodate this change As a result the upper back of the case was thickened just enough to allow the extra battery Not only did this increase the worst case battery life up to six months but the case s tilt made it easier to read and use when lying on a desk Now an iconic consumer electronics product the HP 12C that s sold today acts and looks just like it did when it made its worldwide debut over 25 years ago Last year HP introduced the stylish HP 39gs graphing calculator targeted for high school classrooms In addition
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