HP Calculator Wanted, 41c/CV, 67, 29C, 34C

[Zuts]

Hi,

I am after a HP calculator, one of 41C/CV, 67, 29C, 34C. I am not after a modern or graphics calculator just one of these antiques. If anyone has one please PM me with a price.

Cheers
Paul

[RobF]

Alas - my HP34C has passed away now. Always wished I'd bought the 41C......

Many many hours spent writing programs and games, and juggling program/memory space.....

Good luck!

[Wavytone]

Aah. The Uber Calculator that rules them all.

If you just want to use one, there is an excellent emulator for the HP41CX for Windows, OSX and the iPhone/iPod Touch (I have these on my computers at work, the iMac at home and on my iPhone). It is an emulation at the microcode level and implements normal programming, all the ROM functions of the CX, synthetic programming, the ROM modules, printer and so-on as well as the usual user functions.

http://www.hp41.org/Intro.cfm

This site also has the ROM images and PDF's of the manuals.

On eBay a good 41CX commands $US300 and I have seen mint ones at $3,000, they are collectibles.

Cheaper to buy an iPod Touch and put the emulator on that - which is very close to the real thing, I should add - than to buy a real 41CX in good nick - they are becoming serious collectibles if they are in the condition mine is.

I happen to have a HP41CX in excellent (100% working unmarked and keys perfect) with the original HP manuals in excellent condition. But not for sale.

[Zuts]

Hi,

Yes, I have a few emulators on my TYTN II. However I want a real one. I could have had one on saturday. A working HP41C in good condition went for 204 AUD on eBay. I stopped bidding at 202 AUD. I may go as high as 250AUD for the right one.

Cheers
Paul

[Zuts]

Hi Rob,

I used to have a HP 29C and it was great little machine. I just love the RPN numeric entry :)

Cheers
Paul

[peter brown]

I have a HP 39gs calculator that I purchased to do a uni course be never went ahead. Only used to fiddle with once. PM if interested as going away for 4 weeks to Tassie. Will look at mail box between reeling in the big ones!

[Zuts]

Thanks Pete,

However I am after an antique calculator, at least pre 1980. If i am not mistaken this calculator was released in 2006 and would have no sentimental value to me.

Paul

[Sharnbrook]

Now you say you are after an antique HP. A REAL antique? I have an HP 35 in approximate working order. That is to say it works but only via the mains. It still has the original leather case, and I expect I can find the manual somewhere, but it may have been binned.

PM me if this is of any interest. I purchased it in 1974 for the vast sum of 135 pounds in UK (when a pound was quite a lot of cash).

Regards,

Mike

[Zuts]

Hi Mike,

I did say antique but a HP 35 is just a bit early on the functionality side. I would be happy with

HP 19C
HP 25C
HP 34C
HP 67

or any model in the above series introduced in 1976.

HP 33C
HP 34C

introduced in 1978

or any HP 41C, CV, CX etc introduced in 1979


They are a bit newer but may consider

HP 10, 11, 15C

introduced in 1981

Thanks
Paul

[h0ughy]

i have the 41C (CV) with the expansion packs and the wand bar code reader. See how you go and maybe we can talk later. i havent used it for a while but i have owned it for 22 years - i had it rebuilt when the motherboard went in 1992 - had it replaced with the 41cv board and chipset then cost me a small fortune.
Since the advent of PC design civil programs the calculator has ended up being left in the cupboard:sadeyes:

[RobF]

Actually it was the HP15C I wished I'd got. Was suspicious of that high faluting LCD screen thingy at the time though......:whistle:

I've still got an old uni mate with a working 34C, but I'm sure he wouldn't want to part with his baby.

[RobF]

Seems like a few HP15Cs going on US eBay

http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-15C-HP15C-Scientific-Calculator-Hewlett-Packard_W0QQitemZ160315043570QQcmdZ ViewItemQQptZCalculators?hash=item1 60315043570&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3 A12%7C39%3A2%7C240%3A1318
http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-15C-SCIENTIFIC-CALCULATOR-VINTAGE-HP15C-COLLECTIBLE_W0QQitemZ270343322491QQ cmdZViewItemQQptZCalculators?hash=i tem270343322491&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3 A12%7C39%3A2%7C240%3A1318
http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-15C-Scientific-Calculator-Hewlett-Packard_W0QQitemZ130287365661QQcmdZ ViewItemQQptZCalculators?hash=item1 30287365661&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3 A12%7C39%3A2%7C240%3A1318

Nothing like the sound and feel of those hard keys going down.......:)

[Sharnbrook]

I thought as much! Functionality is virtually zero, apart from +-*/ logs and trig, but I didn't know whether you were a collector of early HPs or not.

I did have a 41cv, but the batteries leaked inside it, and Energizer who will,(or at least would,) replace any unit that was damaged by their product, opted to give me a 42S as a replacement, as the 41cv was obsolete in 1998. I didn't bother too much at the time, as I had a 19BII as well, but that has also died, and I'm stuck with the 42S, and an emulation package if I need to do financial calcs. I don't think HP do a calculator now that includes both financial and trig.

Later Note
I have just been looking at HP's latest offerings, and I see that the cheapest of all HPs in RPN is the HP20b, and this does do financial and trig. At $79 + GST, I can't live more than a few days without one. :)

Thanks for your post, it's woken me up.

I see that someone in the US has an HP35 for sale at $700+, although it is complete with original box, manual etc. Who knows, someone might buy mine for $85, and cover the cost of the 20b. ;)

[Omaroo]

Ah gawd... I love these things. I had an HP32E back in 1980 which I absolutely adored. I loved the solid key tactility. RPN was a godsend in the 1980 HSC maths exam I remember which was, as a side note, the first HSC that allowed electronic calculators - as long as they weren't programmable. The teachers who scrutineered the exam weren't sure what RPN was, and were not happy to let me have mine.

I've been looking ever since for another one, but they're mostly junk off eBay nowadays. I much preferred the old LED display to the new-fangled LCD.

I still have my 12C, which I've had since they were introduced - and it's still on its original batteries. Incredible, because it's used daily.

[astronut]

Ah!!...................memories!!
I'd forgotten about using the L.E.D display calculators, that was a whole other lifetime ago...........:lol::lol::lol:

[gary]

Hi Paul,

Good luck with the search!

You are setting us off down memory lane here!

My first HP was the HP-25 (not the HP-25C) which I got in 1975.
It was absolutely brilliant.

Unfortunately it eventually failed around 1982 and I then got a HP-15C
which I have used just about every working day since then.

At one point we had a HP-97 which had the in-built magnetic card reader
and printer.

I even remember the old Marchant Calculators being used in the 1960's
and later some of the (at the time) fabulous Olivetti electromechanical
calculators. The Olivetti keypad pretty much resembled the functionality
of any modern four function calculator today and my brother and I use
to marvel at giving it a long division and it would chug away for what seemed
like a minute or so before finally printing out the result. :)

Are you collecting these or do you simply want a good working vintage calculator
as a one-off possession?

Interesting to hear what you uncover.

Best regards

Gary

[Zuts]

Hi,

Thanks everyone for all the replies. Yes, I do believe HP calculators elicit fond memories from a lot of different people. I am not really collecting them. Basically I always wanted a HP 41C and I still remember my 29C which served me well during uni. Unfortunately I lost it and for some reason have decided I want to replace it.


EDIT**

Lucky me :), I just won a HP 41C on eBay for 130 AUD. Thats a damn good price even though it doesnt come with a manual or case. Man I hope it works. Hopefully I will get it this week.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330307211211

I am still in the market for a HP 29C, 32C, 34C or i can only hope a HP 67.

Thanks H0ughy, if this doesnt work, then I will probably still be interested in yours :)

Cheers
Paul

[Wavytone]

... is the next best thing to a real 41CX - and even better it takes calls, SMS, email and surfs the net too.

Anyway, you'll enjoy the 41C when you get your hands on it. The manuals are available at the site I linked.

[Omaroo]

Yeah...but the wonderful thing about owning an HP is the wonderfully solid feel of the thing. :) Emulators shmemulators! :D

[MistDaemon]

A friend has some old HPs that he is going to want to sell. Are you still interested? I think he has a 35 & 67. I have a HP41C, made in 1984 and in like new condition with the box (a bit of wear) and the manual and stuff.

[lopgok]

I have a hp 67 I am getting refurbished. Complete will everything except carrying case. Even have the cardboard box.

I have a hp 92 I am getting refurbished. (not a scientific calculator, but old and rare).

I have a hp 41C in pretty good shape. Some insignificant crud on some battery terminals. Works great.

I also have a hp 12c, but it isn't as old as you would like.

All for sale.