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From: n023el@tamunix (Robert Ellis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: 48SX ROM Versions & SYSEVALs
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Date: 29 Jun 90 07:12:48 GMT
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Does anyone know why Hewlett-Packard has already introduced so many ROM
versions in the 48 when the 28C had only two and the 28S one? Could it
be possible that the omnipotent calculator gurus have attempted to do
too much too soon? Based on the zealotry displayed by this news group
it certainly would not seem possible! Or could it? After all, I'm just
another pitiful electronic gadget junkie who is easily exploited by the
marketing tactics utilized by corporate America. Perhaps I should also
jump on the band wagon and begin worshipfully following the creators of
this sacred tool who later get rich from writing after market user guides
because the support literature that comes with the product is severely
handicapped.

There are still some of us who are capable of independent thought. Eventhough 
I am not categorically a vindictive Marxist, many in this world are, and 
should our society ever obtain class consciousness, I fear for what could 
happen to those individuals who engage in such unethical conduct. 

Please no comments from those narrowly focused individuals who have obtained 
special favor status with Hewlett-Packard, and whose unrestrained praise is 
far too often expressed in this news group.
 
Hewlett-Packard should be aware that most people who have had to save and 
sacrifice to buy a high-end calculator, such as the 48, do not appreciate 
having to spend an extra $20 here and $50 there in order to take full 
advantage of the features for which it was marketed.

I recently completed an engineering physics course in which the prof was
visiting from Poland. He eluded that his salary in Poland with a Phd. in
physics was $400 a month. Compare this with your six figure annual income.