HP-17B
 HP-17B | |
| Type | Business |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Hewlett-Packard |
| Introduced | 1988 |
| Discontinued | 1990 |
| Cost | $110 |
| Calculator | |
| Entry mode | Algebraic, RPN |
| Display type | LCD |
| Display size | 131×16 |
| CPU | |
| Processor | Saturn (Lewis) |
| Frequency | 1 MHz |
| Programming | |
| User memory | 8 KB |
| Firmware memory | 64 KB of ROM |
| Other | |
| Power supply | 3 button sized cells |
| Weight | 4.25 oz |
| Dimensions | 14.7 cm length, 7.8 cm width, 1.5 cm height.[1] |
HP-17B is an algebraic entry financial and business calculator manufactured by Hewlett-Packard, introduced on 4 January 1988 along with the HP-19B, HP-27S and the HP-28S. It was a simplified business model, like the 19B. There were two versions, the US one working in English only, and the international one with a choice of six languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese).
HP-17B
[edit]HP-17B code name was Trader and it belonged to the Pioneer series of Hewlett-Packard calculators.[2] It had a 131×16 LCD dot matrix, 22×2 characters, menu-driven display,[3] used a Saturn processor and had a memory of 8000 bytes, of which 6750 bytes were available to the user for variable and equation storage. The HP-17B had a clock with alarm that allowed for basic agenda capabilities, as well an infrared port for printing to some Hewlett-Packard infrared printers.
HP 17BII
[edit]The 17B was replaced by the HP 17BII (F1638A) (code name Trader II) in January 1990, which added RPN entry.
HP 17bII+
[edit]The 17BII was replaced by the HP 17bII+ in 2003. Two significantly different case variants of the 17bII+ exist. The newer 17bII+ (F2234A), introduced in 2007, with Sunplus Technology SPLB31A CPU was developed and is manufactured by Kinpo Electronics.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hp-17B/17Bii/17B+".
- ^ "Frank Balzer's HP Calculator Collection". www.fbalzer.de. Archived from the original on 2002-01-30.
- ^ "Hp-17B/17Bii/17B+". Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ^ "Kinpo Electronics | the most trusted partner in manufacturing".
External links
[edit]- HP page of Christoph Gießelink scripts for the HP-17B and more
- "HP 17bII+ Virtual Calculator". Hewlett Packard. 2012-12-10. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
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