The Museum of HP Calculators
The Museum of HP Calculators
This page lists calculators that are too new to be considered museum pieces.
A basic algebraic business calculator. Introduced in 1989 and still available.
Algebraic business calculator. Non-programmable. Introduced in 1988. The manual is available on CD.
HP-17B with RPN. (User could use algebraic or RPN.) Introduced in 1990.
A more powerful folding business calculator in a folding case like the HP-18C. Introduced in 1988.
Like the HP-19B but with the option of using RPN. Introduced in 1990 and still available.
An algebraic scientific. Has English/metric conversions and does base conversions between binary. octal, decimal and hexadecimal. Built-in program library has 6 programs that can be copied into program memory with the LOAD key. The built-in programs are:
Introduced in 1989 and still available.
Algebraic scientific/statistics calculator. Included a library of built-in equations for statistics and the time value of money. Introduced in 1989.
Like the HP-32S except for additional support for algebraic math and fractions. Fractions are entered by pressing the decimal key a second time. For example, to enter one and a quarter, the user would press "1.1.4". This model also added a second shift key, simplifying menus at the expense of a more cluttered keypad design. Introduced in 1991 and still available.
A graphing calculator similar to the HP-48 series in internal architecture but with an algebraic interface. This calculator returned the implicit multiplication long available on HP's desktop algebraic machines. (i.e. XY is interpreted as X times Y.) Introduced in 1995 and still in production.
A very powerful current series of calculators that do almost anything. Not covered in detail here because they're too new and because there are plenty of web pages devoted to them. S versions introduced in 1990. G versions are still in production. HP-48SX manuals are available on CD.
A tiny PC compatible palmtop with DOS, Lotus 1-2-3 and other applications in ROM. Came with ROM and RAM disks and a PCMCIA expansion port. Had a 16 row by 40 column display and came in 512K and 1 Megabyte versions. Introduced in 1991.
An upgraded palmtop with an 80x25 character display which came in 1 megabyte and 2 megabyte versions. It also included additional applications and was introduced in 1993.
A DOS compatible laptop with an 80 x 16 character display which included DOS 2.11 in ROM and an HP-IL port. RAM and ROM disks were built in and it included Lotus 1-2-3 in ROM. Introduced in 1984.
A DOS compatible laptop with an 80 x 25 character display which included DOS 2.11 in ROM and an HP-IL port. RAM and ROM disks were included. Slots allowed additional RAM, ROM and a modem (which was included on some versions.) Introduced in 1985.
Z-80-based CP/M computers with optional built-in printers. They also had 8085s controlling the screen and serial ports and 8051s controlling the HP-IB. They had a menu shell in addition to the normal CP/M command line and a terminal-mode. Introduced around 1980.
A DOS compatible PC with an 8Mhz 8088 CPU and a 9" touch sensitive screen. Originally shipped with DOS 2.01, then 2.11 and finally 3.2. It supported HP-IB and some versions supported HP-IL. Later versions had a 12" display and the touchscreen became and option. Introduced in 1984.
Similar to the HP-100LX but with the addition of Pocket Quicken and other improvements. Introduced in 1994 and still in production.
Palmtop computers running Windows CE. Introduced in 1997.
A special version of the HP-200LX with most of the applications removed to reduce cost. It generally must be ordered through HP distributors as few dealers carry it. Introduced in 1995 in a 1 megabyte version only and still in production.
Essentially the case of an HP-9825 but with HP-9830 firmware.
Desktop computers using a powerful version of BASIC. Some manuals are available on CD
A series of PDAs released starting in 1995. The 700LX is still in production.
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