My two 20+ year old 15Cs still work great, so I'll pass for the moment, but it's encouraging to read that the new licensee has fixed all known bugs from the last re-release[1] and produced an updated manual[2] that documents both changes from the original and "bug-compatible" behavior inherited from the original.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-19886-post-172018.html#pid172018" rel="nofollow">https://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-19886-post-172018.html...</a><p>[2] <a href="https://www.thecalculatorstore.com/WebRoot/StoreES3/Shops/eb9376/6448/CD85/C9FD/D22D/9DE9/52DF/D022/2C69/hp15c-ce-oh-en.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.thecalculatorstore.com/WebRoot/StoreES3/Shops/eb...</a>
Still have my original 16C (the programmers' model) from 1986, which my dog Ben bit into, making toothmarks all over the metal parts, but thankfully missed the display.<p>I got so mad at him that I threw the calculator across the street!<p>And then I sheepishly went and retrieved it, and it still works to this day.
I still have mine from '81. I remember my Dad taking me out to buy it. Now, being a fresh, college aged geeky kid, I wanted the -41, but we got the 15C, which, as a calculator, is more than adequate. It's just not the geek cred of the 41.<p>Certainly one of the best form factors ever for a calculator.<p>I like how its marked "Collectors Edition" so that collectors know it's not the collectible "non-Collectors Edition".<p>I hope its keyboard is still good. Only HP seemed to ever manage to make amazing keyboards.
Everyone loves the keys on these calculators, why are they not mentioned as a first-class feature? That they are not kinda highlights the disconnect.<p>The only reason to get these is for the buttons. And, they painted them. :(
Glad to see this back on the market from HP. I miss my 11c and ill probably get this one. After supporting me through high-school, college, and a few jobs - my father asked to borrow mine, then proceeded to back over his briefcase with his car. :(
You would think that with the incredible advances in chip power efficiency, they could produce an edition that would be able to be run off a solar cell instead of 2 stupid and expensive CR2032 batteries.
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