Brand: | HEWLETT PACKARD |
Model: | HP 67 |
Type: | Programmable scientific calculator with built-in card reader |
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Batteries: | Battery pack |
Lifetime: |
Introduced: 1976 Terminated: 1982 |
Notes: |
Whilst the HP 65
defined the programmable calculator, the HP 67 refined it. It has
more memory and editing programs is made easier.
There’s also a desktop version of this calculator, the HP 97. When switching from the HP 65 to the HP 67 I had a little trouble. Instead of above the keys, second functions (again, three shift keys) are printed below the keys. For a while I actually thought my calculator was broken. I always perform a little accuracy-test, 1.0000001^(2^27) = 674530.4707... So when you want to know how accurate a calculator is, simply type 1.0000001 and then perform x2 27 times. When I tried this on the HP 67 I used the wrong keys and actually performed 27 arctan operations... Oh well :-) So beware. My HP 67 was used intensely by its previous owner. This is the very first HP calculator ever I encountered where some of the keys bounce. And I think it has dropped on its bottom right corner (from quite a height I reckon, because HP calculators don’t damage easily). Even so, the card reader/writer still works perfectly. For more information on this beauty please refer to the better sources, like The Museum of HP Calculators (link validated 2024-01-13). |
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