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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp48
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- From: phr@telebit.com (Paul Rubin)
- Subject: Re: The "high price" of the HP48!
- In-Reply-To: clemon@lemsys.UUCP's message of Thu, 31 Dec 1992 10:57:23 EST
- Message-ID: <PHR.92Dec31121439@napa.telebit.com>
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- Organization: Telebit Corporation; Sunnyvale, CA, USA
- References: <1992Dec21.132830.5946@doug.cae.wisc.edu> <1992Dec22.144437.11595@mixcom.com>
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- <PHR.92Dec30220240@napa.telebit.com> <jcFds*740@lemsys.UUCP>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 20:14:39 GMT
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- In article <jcFds*740@lemsys.UUCP> clemon@lemsys.UUCP (Craig Lemon VE3XCL) writes:
-
- I am a University student (in case you can't tell by the .sig).
- I'm not rich. I'm not the son of a major dignitary or world power (just
- thought I'd clear that up :-). The HP-48 is a _tool_ for your education.
- You require a good calculator (for engineering anyways).
-
- Why? Given access to a good computer, I didn't feel any need at all
- for a fancy calculator. The $10 Sharp nonprogrammable unit that I
- used was adequate for all my pocket calculator needs.
-
- I found it quite
- worthwhile to purchase a GOOD calculator to replace my aging and broken
- calc. I've been using through high school.
-
- What did the HP48 do for you that a $10 calculator wouldn't have *and*
- a computer wouldn't have?
-
- If you don't buy an HP, chances are you'll have to buy another one before
- you're done school anyways.
-
- So what? I can afford quite a few $10 calculators for the price of an HP48.
-
- You are investing in your education when you
- buy a calculator. So you save $70 by not buying HP. Is that a big deal in
- the long run?
-
- I have no question that it's an investment in my education. My question
- is whether it's a GOOD investment, i.e. whether whether I'd get more
- education per dollar by upgrading my computer, or buying more textbooks,
- or hiring someone to do my laundry so I can spend more time studying, etc.
- And I believe I saved more than $70 by not buying an HP48. If I could
- get an HP48 for $80, I probably would have gotten one, but they were
- more like $300 (I think they're a little less now).
-
-