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A huge strength of the original HP9100A programmable calculator, http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/HP/HP.9100A.1968.102646164.pdf http://archive
by aj7 4y ago
A huge strength of the original HP9100A programmable calculator, http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/HP/HP.9100A.1968.102646164.pdf http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/HP/HP.9100..., was that ALL 3 rpn stack registers were visible AT ONCE ON THE CRT.
So he has resurrected the original blank slate engineer’s intent; Osborne realized that people would be uncomfortable “knowing” stuff was in hidden registers, as apparently a great deal of non-technical people are today, 52 years later.
- Severian 4y agoWow, that's a good looking brochure. I always loved that style of illustration.