Comments on: iPhone gives new life to old HP calculators http://digital.venturebeat.com/2009/06/26/iphone-gives-new-life-to-old-hp-calculators/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: MLR http://digital.venturebeat.com/2009/06/26/iphone-gives-new-life-to-old-hp-calculators/comment-page-1/#comment-868389 MLR Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:18:24 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=111278#comment-868389 Bankers. <br><br>I used to pull out my TI 89 in meetings and senior guys would laugh. Little do they know I've got Phoenix and Drug Wars on that baby. <br><br>Thanks for hard work at Venture Beat - always enjoy the posts / link to them on my blog a fair amount.<br><br><a href="http://allmydealsarelive.com" rel="nofollow">http://allmydealsarelive.com</a> Bankers.

I used to pull out my TI 89 in meetings and senior guys would laugh. Little do they know I've got Phoenix and Drug Wars on that baby.

Thanks for hard work at Venture Beat – always enjoy the posts / link to them on my blog a fair amount.

http://allmydealsarelive.com

]]> By: Edward Schwabecher http://digital.venturebeat.com/2009/06/26/iphone-gives-new-life-to-old-hp-calculators/comment-page-1/#comment-868198 Edward Schwabecher Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:46:36 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=111278#comment-868198 Anthony, that is amazing, but being a little more senior I grew up with RPN devices and carry a 12C with me all the time. I will buy this app and leave the 12C home after I am comfortable with it. The fact that I can also take 15C with me will be astonishing. This far my iPhone has replaced:<br>Alarm clock<br>Palm pilot<br>Old CDMA phone<br>Travel camera<br>Home computer when on work travel<br><br>Edward Schwabecher Anthony, that is amazing, but being a little more senior I grew up with RPN devices and carry a 12C with me all the time. I will buy this app and leave the 12C home after I am comfortable with it. The fact that I can also take 15C with me will be astonishing. This far my iPhone has replaced:
Alarm clock
Palm pilot
Old CDMA phone
Travel camera
Home computer when on work travel

Edward Schwabecher

]]> By: Anthony Ha http://digital.venturebeat.com/2009/06/26/iphone-gives-new-life-to-old-hp-calculators/comment-page-1/#comment-867277 Anthony Ha Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:26:00 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=111278#comment-867277 No I haven't. My initial impression was that the calculators were obsolete, given their age, but I tried to make it clear in the final paragraph that I appear to have been mistaken. No I haven't. My initial impression was that the calculators were obsolete, given their age, but I tried to make it clear in the final paragraph that I appear to have been mistaken.

]]> By: Marcus Ogawa http://digital.venturebeat.com/2009/06/26/iphone-gives-new-life-to-old-hp-calculators/comment-page-1/#comment-867134 Marcus Ogawa Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:27:11 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=111278#comment-867134 Anthony, have you ever used a 12c? I only ask because I read from your post and comment a strong sense of tone that the calculators are obsolete and for lack of a better word "tired", when in reality, they are far from a disgrace. <br><br>That being said, thanks for writing this article. 14.99 to not have to carry or look for one of my 12c's around with me everywhere is dirt cheap in my eyes. Anthony, have you ever used a 12c? I only ask because I read from your post and comment a strong sense of tone that the calculators are obsolete and for lack of a better word “tired”, when in reality, they are far from a disgrace.

That being said, thanks for writing this article. 14.99 to not have to carry or look for one of my 12c's around with me everywhere is dirt cheap in my eyes.

]]> By: Anthony Ha http://digital.venturebeat.com/2009/06/26/iphone-gives-new-life-to-old-hp-calculators/comment-page-1/#comment-867065 Anthony Ha Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:13:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=111278#comment-867065 About the calculator or the bankers? About the calculator or the bankers?

]]> By: MLR http://digital.venturebeat.com/2009/06/26/iphone-gives-new-life-to-old-hp-calculators/comment-page-1/#comment-866915 MLR Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:51:53 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=111278#comment-866915 12C are many investment bankers' calculator of choice. Says a lot. 12C are many investment bankers' calculator of choice. Says a lot.

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