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From: graeme@zen.UUCP (Graeme Cawsey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Re: HP-42S (really series naming question)
Message-ID: <1428@zen.UUCP>
Date: 18 Nov 88 18:35:20 GMT
References: <687@bnlux0.bnl.gov> <101950009@hpcvlx.HP.COM>
Reply-To: graeme@zen.UUCP (Graeme Cawsey)
Organization: Zengrange Limited, Leeds, England
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In article <101950009@hpcvlx.HP.COM> everett@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Everett Kaser) writes:
>I remember now.....the HP-01 was 'cricket';  it's never_produced_follow-on
>was 'firefly' (it was going to have an LCD display in place of LED, don't
>remember anything else).
                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
			   Five years ahead of the field, as ever!

Other code names that spring to mind include Diamond which is the processor
in HP-71 IL module (one of the Gemstone series of chips).  The code name for
the 82402A dual HPIL adaptor was Double-Mint;  Double-Diamond would have been
appropriate - it is aslo a famous (beer) brand name in the UK.  The 32 column
video interface was the Wallaby - after all it was designed to partner the
Kangaroo (HP75).  The 82143 printer was the Helios, possibly because it was
a thermal printer.  The 82162 printer was the Special-K - a serial printer
(I just love that one !-).  The HP-41 wand was the Cheshi - why? - I have
come up with a possible expaination but it's to rude to post!  The Extended
I/O ROM was Medusa and the clock chip in the timer module was Phineas (surely
this should have been Phileas as in Fogg).

Graeme Cawsey (graeme@zen.co.uk  ...or something similar)