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- From: jacoby@noao.edu (George Jacoby X292)
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- Subject: Re: HP95LX or Sharp PC 3000 ? Available in the SF Bay area ?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.164847.27572@noao.edu>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 16:48:47 GMT
- References: <1992Jul28.163346.13409@news.media.mit.edu>
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- Organization: National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- In article <1992Jul28.163346.13409@news.media.mit.edu>, Marvin writes about
- the Sharp 3000...
-
- > Anyway, it works extremely well. The scalloped keyboard is only
- > slightly smaller than normal and feels fine. I make very few errors.
- > Too bad that HP included the numeric keypad!
-
- Well, this just goes to show you that there is no single answer for everyone.
- I purchased the HP95LX because the numeric keypad was included!
-
- For those who do a lot of calculations and don't want to carry a separate
- calculator, the HP95LX serves nicely. In this regard, HP considered its
- historic customer base of engineers and scientists by providing a very
- functional scientific calculator and numeric keypad.
-
- Admittedly, text typing does suffer as a consequence.
-
- George Jacoby
- Kitt Peak National Observatory
- Tucson, Arizona
-