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> At the time the HP35 was about as astounding as a Maclaren F1 was at its =
first
> release.
> But 'somewhat more affordable'.

It certainly turned the pocket calculator world upside down.

> The HP35 was more or less the first scientific calculator and was utterly
> stunning in what it could achieve.

Umm, its predecessor was the HP9800, and then Mr Packard (Or it might have =
been Mr Hewlett) wanted an HP9800 that would fit in his shirt pocket.

See http://www.viddler.com/explore/sleibson/videos/4/ for an interview of T=
om Osborne, the designer of the HP9800 and the HP35, by Steve Leibson, whic=
h gives some revealing insights behind the scenes.



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