HP Calcs Live On Under PalmOS

philipsblows writes "Emulators for HP Calcs have been around for a while, but HP is actually getting behind this one, allowing ROM images to be included to support emulation of 48sx, 48gx and 49g (all separately and at the same time) on your PalmOS device. Unfortunately, it has to be a color device, but this is great news anyone who would otherwise miss out on using an HP calc. Check out Power48 here." And unlike a calculator, the software is free (and Free).

Re:But

[Anonymous Coward]

TI calculators may have had better toy value than HP's, but they were never even close to HP's as calculators.

Sure, they were popular with highschool and college kids, but people who do real work with calculators are pretty much unanimously in favour of HP's. Of course, this is a small and shrinking group of people, which is why HP is out of the calc business.

One of my HP's is over 15 years old, has been dropped from a third story, has been in a lake, and still works perfectly. Try that with a TI (I have, and they didn't cut it).

HP also made the best programmers calc ever. Limited market for those, these days too.

Re:But

[afidel]

They also make one of the best corp pc lines around (the Vectra line is one of the most supportable pc's ever, remote management include BIOS updates etc, motherboards that can be removed and replaced in less than a minute on some models etc). Their workstations aren't all that bad either (if a bit expensive).

Re:Emulator may be free (Free), but the ROMs aren'

[Anonymous Coward]

They're still owned by HP and thus not Free. HP could pull their support at any time.

zaurus port

[net_bh]

Is it possible to use this on the Sharp Zaurus? Is it worth trying?

Re:But

[Anonymous Coward]

Uh duh! Math degrees aren't for people who do math, they are for people who talk about math. Engineers DO math, and they do lots of it, which is why they love HP calcs.