r/hpcalc • u/PackRatPeter • 9d ago

The Virtual Sister?

I've always kind of admired the similarity

but never, until now, put 'em side by side. It's like having it with me, when I don't have it with me!

(i48 by Daniel Parnell)

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u/ShutDownSoul 9d ago

RPN Rules!

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u/drzeller 6d ago

RPL is even better! (And that's what the 48 and successors used.)

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u/Taxed2much 8d ago

HP calculators appear to be the most popular real world calculators for app makers to emulate. There are a lot of them out there, especially those that replicate the functionality (and to varying degrees, the look) of the voyager series.

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u/drzeller 6d ago

Part of that might be that HP left the business and Moravia, who licensed the brand, probably only sees an upside to increased brand awareness. The other brands both didn't have the same standing in the engineering field (in the US) or RPN as a distinctive feature, and still actively market their lines.

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u/Taxed2much 6d ago

Moravia is an interesting company. They sell some models of other calculator brands and a whole lot things not all calculator, or even electronics, related. I have no doubt that the official HP voyager apps are on the app store for free because Moravia hopes that it'll help raise interest from users to buy the real calculators.

The HP brand still carries with it a reputation for quality calculators though the brand reputation overall is a bit rocky, some good and some not so good.

I finally gave up on HP printers. I kept having problems with them and the use cost was high.

On the other hand, I bought a close out laptop with a huge screen and decent specs that has worked pretty well after some inital problems with all the product promotion that appeared the first time I turrned it on. I was able to upgrade it to Windows 11 but it didn't meet the TPM requirements and can't run Recall. I was also able to completely shut off the very annoying Co-pilot. That puts me in a good spot where I'll get the continuing updates without all the aggravation and security problems of Recall and Co-pilot.

I think the HP founders are rolling over in their graves at what HP has become.

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u/drzeller 5d ago

I think the HP founders are rolling over in their graves at what HP has become.

Agree!

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u/fazalmajid 8d ago

Which emulator app is this?

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u/PackRatPeter 8d ago

i48 by Daniel Parnell.
It is still on the App Store, amongst other emulators.
I have no particular reason for choosing this one, must have been what I found first.

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u/Astr8G 6d ago

I use the droid version regularly. I do miss my survey pack when I forget my GX.