HP-17B
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).
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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).
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• Name — HP-17B • Type — Business • Entry — Algebraic, RPN • Introduced — 1988 • Discontinued — 1990 • Cost — $110 • Manufacturer — Hewlett-Packard • Display Type — LCD • Display Size — 131×16 • Processor — Saturn (Lewis) • Frequency — 1 MHz • Memory Rom — 64 KB of ROM • Memory User — 8 KB • Supply — 3 button sized cells • Weight — 4.25 oz • Dimensions — 14.7 cm length, 7.8 cm width, 1.5 cm height.
HP-17B
HP-17B
HP-17B code name was Trader and it belonged to the Pioneer series of Hewlett-Packard calculators. It had a 131×16 LCD dot matrix, 22×2 characters, menu-driven display, 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
HP 17BII
The 17B was replaced by the HP 17BII (F1638A) (code name Trader II) in January 1990, which added RPN entry.
HP 17bII+
HP 17bII+
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.
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