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From: malloy@crash.cts.com (Sean Malloy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP 28S questions
Message-ID: <2401@crash.cts.com>
Date: 23 Jan 88 03:00:43 GMT
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Reply-To: malloy@crash.CTS.COM (Sean Malloy)
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In article <676@elxsi.UUCP> rw@beatnix.UUCP (Russell Williams) writes:
>
>Does anyone know:
>
>1. What (if any) differences are there between the 28S and 28C besides
>   the amount of memory (32K vs. 2K)?

According to the brochure I got this afternoon, the _only_ difference
is that there is 32K memory, rather than 2K (discounting cosmetic
differences -- it now says "Advanced Scientific Calculator" on the
panel above the display.

>2. Has HP solved their yield problems or is there any word on availability
>   better than "months away"? 

When I talked to the EduCalc people, they said that HP was still
having the yield problem, and that they (EduCalc) already had a
backlog of orders, but expected them to start coming in around the
middle of February. When I talked to the guy running the calculator
desk at the Tam's Stationers near San Diego State U., he checked his
distributer and got a date around February 1. No fool, I filled out a
special order form to get notified as soon as they come in.

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