HP releases iPhone versions of classic calculators

http://www.macworld.com/article/141364/2009/06/hpcalcapps.html?lsrc=rss_main

by zimbabwe • 17 years ago

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mvbma• 17 years ago

what good is that? I don't want a virtual HP-11C. I want real buttons (hint, hint).

jodrellblank• 17 years ago

You want real buttons, you can get a real HP 12c on ebay for $10.

zimbabwe• 17 years ago

So far nobody's invented a device that's capable of shape-shifting, so replicating the interface via touch is as good as you can get without actually buying the calculator.

jpeterson• 17 years ago

When do I get an iPhone TI-85 app, so that I can play tetris like back in calculus class?

bitwize• 17 years ago

You can't. It can run third-party program code, and so violates the AppStore ToS.

joezydeco• 17 years ago

So does that mean you can't program these HP emulators? I see the [R/S] key right there in the screenshots.

gchpaco• 17 years ago

The noise it makes when you push the keys is repellent but it is very close otherwise to the HPs I remember. I really want a 41CX, tho.

bcl• 17 years ago

Tapping into the nostalgic geek market? As much as I like the HP 15C, I'm not spending $30 for an iPhone version of it. They need to re-evaluate their price.

ankhmoop3• 17 years ago

I think their price is more-or-less reasonable in terms of the value provided and in comparison to application pricing for other mobile platforms:

http://www.berryreview.com/2008/04/22/review-calculator-apps...

http://www.berryreview.com/2008/07/31/calculator-apps-part-5...

iPhone application prices are unsustainably low. I find the $30 price point to be a very encouraging sign.

jimboyoungblood• 17 years ago

Just curious- in what respect are the prices unsustainable? Couldn't one as easily argue that the Blackberry app prices are unsustainably high?

ctkrohn• 17 years ago

That's really funny. The HP-12C is still extremely popular at work. I could never bring myself to get used to it -- I still use my TI-89 from college -- and I get a lot of flak from the rest of the office.

kqr2• 17 years ago

For me, the ultimate HP calculator was the HP41CX. You could even hack it using a technique called "synthetic" programming.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-41

I even had the magnetic card reader so I could store programs.

In my opinion, RPN gave me a big speed advantage at school during exams.

hypermatt• 17 years ago

OMFG I WAS ABOUT TO SAY "BEST DAY EVER" and then I realized the 48g with RPN wasn't there ;(

xinsight• 17 years ago

hpcalc has been a project on google code since 2008. (Yes, you need a developer's license to build and install it - or know a developer who can build you an ad hoc distribution copy)

http://code.google.com/p/hpcalc-iphone/

HP releases iPhone versions of classic calculators

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