Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!udel!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!o.gp.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!paul+ From: paul+@andrew.cmu.edu (Paul J. Dujmich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds Subject: Upgrade..Last Chance!! Message-ID: Date: 30 May 91 03:35:58 GMT Organization: Computing Systems, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 21 I haven't upgraded my Rev A HP-48 for a Rev E yet because of the discussion a while back concerning the not-so-clicky keyboards that all the replacement calculators seemed to have. I received a letter from HP yesterday stating that June 17th is the "official" end date for the exchange program. The HP rep I talked to told me that the reason the replacement machines had a somewhat softer touch was that arubber "spill shield" had been installed over the 48 keyboard in all later production runs. This made the feel of the keys a little softer. I *really like* the feel of my old 41 keyboard. How do the replacement machines compare? Is there enough tactile feedback? What is the general opinion...is the rev E worth giving up a little clickness for? Your thoughts please. PS: I really don't care what we call this newsgroup. Let's do what we have to do and get on with discussing the HP-48. \Paul pauld@fs1.ece.cmu.edu or paul+@andrew.cmu.edu