My HP-16C has lived in my pocket, in my briefcase, or on my desk ever since
I bought it in the late '80s.  It has a small ding on one corner from
falling out of my shirt pocket onto an asphalt parking lot.  There are also
a few light scratches on the metal faceplate, sustained when my son was
showing it to some friends and one of them dropped it on a concrete patio.
Other than that, it looks as good (and works as well) as the day I got it.

Some of my colleagues have displayed "calculator envy" over the years, too.
Judging from the prices the 16C commands (I saw one sold for over $400.00
on the Internet recently), a lot of people would like to see them brought
back.

Wayne Brown
Database Analyst
Altec Industries, Inc.





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I have an HP 16C which goes to work with me every day.  The corners of the
16C's case are now slightly rounded and have been polished smooth from the
calculator being put in and taken out of its case so many times.  The paint
is wearing off the back cover, and two of the four rubber feet have
disappeared.  It has been dropped too many times to count (including into a
puddle once), and is my favorite calculator.  It is about 14-1/2 years old,
is still in daily use, and still going strong on batteries which must be at
least five years old.

I also have an HP 12C, an HP 38E, and an HP 35.  The HP 35 dates back to
November 1972.  The battery packs for both the HP 35 and the HP 38E are
dead.  The HP 38E doesn't like to operate with a bad battery pack and shuts
down after a minutes or two.  The HP 35 doesn't mind the bad battery pack
and is still going strong.

Like Denys, I have trouble using those blasted non-RPN calculators.  I wish
I had a dollar for every time a computer type has seen my 16C in action and
asked where he/she could get one.  Too bad they aren't still made.

John

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John Korb                            email: [log in to unmask]
Innovative Software Solutions, Inc.

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