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Re:The Beautiful TI-108 by iamacynic on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:05PM (#13990062)
it blew my mind that you can buy an hp-15c at best buy still. it's on the shelf sort of by the cameras.

and before you start: when i feel like blowing 400 bucks on a time wasting and useless game console, you bet your ass i'm going to get shafted up close and personal whenever it tickles my fancy, i.e. at 8pm on a tuesday.

Re:The Beautiful TI-108 by throwaway7645 on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:10PM (#13990106)
Didn't know they still had the 15c at Best Buy as that was a very limited run (yes I blew $100). Are you sure you didnt see the 12c? The 12c looks similar and is still stupidly popular in finance/accounting (it has a lot of pre-built business functions).
Re:The Beautiful TI-108 by GenWintergreen on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:50PM (#13990444)
Yup, quite a few of us still use a HP-12c. I have one at my work desk and personal desk; what an absolute beauty of a device.
Re:The Beautiful TI-108 by iamacynic on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:16PM (#13990155)
i think you're right, it was the 12c.
Re:The Beautiful TI-108 by recursive on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:40PM (#13990370)
What?? When you feel like buying a game console, you're going to shafted at 8pm on a Tuesday? I don't understand that comment at all.
Re:The Beautiful TI-108 by throwaway7645 on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @05:48PM (#13990919)
I was confused as well for a second before remembering my coworker talking about buying a Nintendo switch from best buy at opening.
Re:The Beautiful TI-108 by iamacynic on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @05:51PM (#13990941)
i wasn't talking about the launch, but that's a valid reason, sure.

that means last tuesday at 8pm i said to myself, "i want a playstation". and best buy allows people to indulge in that kind of behavior (the reason i was there, and the reason i saw the calculator).

Re:The Beautiful TI-108 by triangleman on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:54PM (#13990483)
I assume he's talking about Best Buy
Re:The Beautiful TI-108 by auxym on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @06:50PM (#13991348)
Unfortuntely I don't think that was a 15c, as it hasn't been made in a while. As GP mentioned, there was a batch made in 2012 and that sold out fast.

It was probably the 12c, the financial model, that has been continuously in production since the 80s. Unfortunately, it's much less useful for engineers than the scientific 15c.

I have a recently made 35s sitting on my desk, but I'm really itching to replace with a SwissMicros DM-15L

Re:The Beautiful TI-108 by throwaway7645 on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @08:05PM (#13991779)
Ah, thank you for reminding me about those lol. I hear they're nice!
Re:The Beautiful TI-108 by dhimes on Thursday March 30, 2017 @01:26PM (#13997229)
Don't know about the 15 but I bought the 41-cv as an app for my iphone. Wicked cool. I dreamt about having one when I was a kid, and now I do.