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From: nichols@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Scott P Nichols)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Dream Machine (Re: HP Announces New Calculator!)
Message-ID: <1991Apr5.224735.2670@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
Date: 5 Apr 91 22:47:35 GMT
References: <1991Apr2.130722.16548@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> <9390@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> <559@lysator.liu.se>
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In article <559@lysator.liu.se> howard@lysator.liu.se (MindWalker) writes:
>Well, since we've embarked on a discussion of everyones favorite HP-48SX
>replacement, I thought I'd add my $2*10^-2.
>
>The dream machine, to me, would be something the size of an 48SX, but with
>no keys.  Right, _no_ keys.  Instead, replace everything with a large LCD
>touch sensitive display...

  [ full description deleted ]

>Does this sound interesting?  What is _your_ idea of the Dream Machine,
>the as-close-to-as-possible perfect calculator (or rather personal
>handheld computer)?

Don't forget that it must run at 40 MHz...

Scott
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