Computing, then and now (was Re: Cool 1983 IBM System/36 system needs a home!)

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Eric Smith wrote:
> Sridhar wrote:
>  > I'll bet a cellphone or pocket scientific
>> calculator would have more horsepower than a first-generation S/360.
> 
> Your average $10 hang-tag scientific calculator doesn't, but the new $40 
> hp 20b calculator does.  It's sold as a business/financial calculator, 
> but does have scientific functions.  It's based on an ARM-7DTMI 
> processor running at 36 MHz with 134KB of memory.  People on the MoHPC 
> forums are already discussing repurposing it, and have set up a Wiki for 
> developer information.

Actually, the calculators I had in the front of my mind were the HP 49G 
and the TI 89.

Peace...  Sridhar