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From: panek@hp-and.HP.COM (Jon Panek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP 9836C - info., anyone?
Message-ID: <13060003@hp-and.HP.COM>
Date: 29 May 90 14:02:01 GMT
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Organization: HP Andover Division (Massachusetts)
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Again, just another personal opinion.  I would echo the previous response
about the 9836 NOT being the appropriate machine for using commercial
software (Lotus, word processors, etc), games or office-type stuff.  It
IS a great machine for using in a lab setting.  Rocky Mountain Basic
(RMB) has got to be the nicest BASIC I've ever come across.  It also
provides the cleanest interface to HP-IB in my experience.  Writing
quick little programs (or large, complex ones for that matter) to
run lab instrumentation over HP-IB, process and display the data (graph-
ically, if you'd like) or moderately heavy number-crunching programs
are all typical applications for this beast.  The 9836C is nice because
of the large, med-res color display you have.

Personally, I'm surprised that HP is still marketing software for the
machine, as it originally came out about 9 or 10 years ago.  Depending
on the nature of your organization, you might be able to solicit 
donations of software, rather than outright buying it.

Hope this helps.

Jon Panek
HP Andover Division