NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/comp/sys/hp48/6609

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From: [e-mail] (Anthony J Stieber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp48
Subject: Re: The "high price" of the HP48!
Date: 1 Jan 1993 18:13:59 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Paul Rubin) writes:
>Wouldn't a 95LX be better for most of this?  It has a built-in
>appointment calendar, spreadsheet, etc., and you can develop

Perhaps, except that 95 hasn't been around as long as the 48, so he may
have bought a 48 long before the 95 was even rumored.  At current
prices his machine would only cost about $450, a mere $50 more than a
512KB 95LX.  Derive for the 95 costs another $250.  Derive and a 48
overlap only some some areas in their abilities.  Also, Derive needs so
much memory on the 95 that the machine must be rebooted then a special
program run to claim any free RAM.  This makes it difficult to run both
Derive and any other software at the same time.  Since Derive isn't
System Manager compliant it wouldn't be easy to run the built in
software and Derive at the same time even if there was enough memory
(as perhaps on the 1MB 95 has).

>specialized programs for it much more easily using cross compilers.

If someone wants to write software anywhere they should never do it on
a pocket computer?  The disadvantages of a small keyboard and display
can often be offset by the disadvantages of hauling around five to ten
pounds of hardware.

All prices from EduCALC catalog #58, even lower prices are available
elsewhere.  I am not associated with EduCALC and am only a satisfied
customer.
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