![]() ![]() The 48sx went a completely different way, so it was hard to compare the two families. Some will probably say that the 42s was the peak of perfection for the classic HP calcs. It was also a serious scientific calc, highly programmable, fast and it looked great. Those who wanted all of the power of the 41 family - without needing the expansion capabilities - were in heaven. It sort of brought the best of all worlds to a much smaller form factor, and I think the intention was (at the time) to be the "ultimate" calculator in every way. Good question! First, the 42s was the successor to the VERY popular (and some would say, industry-changing) 41 family. Message #3 Posted by Bruce Bergman on 16 July 2007, 11:55 p.m., I've just been offered one for $275, and honestly I'm sorry to say that I'm temptedīuy it, resell on The Auction Site That Must Not Be Named, then use the profit to buy a shiny new HP 35S or two. OK, I give in! Why is the HP 42s so expensive on the used market? Prices between $300 and $400 seem to be very common on The Auction Site That Must Not Be Named. In response to message #1 by Seth Morabito Message #2 Posted by DaveJ on 16 July 2007, 11:32 p.m., They're only worth money to me if I find them a pleasure to use or play with) What makes the 42S worth so much? Are they really that good, or are they just inflated because people buy and sell them for the monetary value alone? (I prefer to use my calculators, rather than let them sit. I've never used one - I went straight to the 48SX - so I'm at a loss. I've just been offered one for $275, and honestly I'm sorry to say that I'm tempted, because anything that expensive must really be the bee's knees, right? Message #1 Posted by Seth Morabito on 16 July 2007, 11:19 p.m. For questions about me and the origin of the museum, please see my personal page.Why is the HP 42s so expensive? The Museum of HP Calculators Quotations of HP manuals are Copyright Hewlett Packard Company - various years. The Museum of HP Calculators and the museum curator are not affiliated with the Hewlett-Packard Company. (Includes everything from the earliest HPs to the HP Prime, plus the new articles forum, new software forums and classifieds.) Other Hewlett Packard Calculators and computers.HP-67CX Unreleased RPN / HPL / Linux Scientific.The Xpander Unreleased Math Learning Aid.HP-42S RPN Scientific (HP-41C compatible).HP-32S RPN Scientific with Complex Math.HP-27S Algebraic Do Everything Calculator.HP-48S/SX Large Screen Scientifics with Symbolic Math.HP-28C/S Scientifics with Symbolic Math and Solver.RPL A Platform for Powerful Calculators.HP-16C The Computer Scientist Calculator.HP-15C Scientific with Matrix & Complex Math.HP-11C More Advanced Scientific Programmable.HP-10C Basic Scientific Programmable Calculator.The 10C series: Compact yet Sophisticated Calculators (1981) HP-94D/E/F Handheld Industrial Computer.HP-71B Even Smaller Computer/Calculator.HP-41C Alphanumeric Programmables (includes CV & CX).Small Computers and Computer-like Calculators (1979) ![]() HP-33E/C Scientific Programmable Calculator.Third Generation of HP Calculators (1978) HP-01 The Hewlett-Packard Calculator Watch.HP-67 & HP-97 Pocket & Desktop Calculators.Second Generation Mag Card Programmables (1976) HP-95C Unreleased Printing Programmable Calculator.HP-92 Printing Business/Financial Calculator.Second Generation Desktop Calculators (1976) HP-27 "Do Everything" Model (Sci/Stat/Math/Bus). ![]() Second Generation Handheld Calculators (1975)
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