One for Tony or other HP fetishists I suspect

[Johnny Billquist]

Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:

> On Jun 14, 2009, at 10:09 AM, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
>> > I spotted what looked like an odd rubber-cased HP41 on a stall at a  
>> > car
>> > boot sale.  The guy also runs a small army surplus shop so although I
>> > didn't get it there I might ask him about it if I go in during the  
>> > week.
>> >
>> > It had four openings at the back about the size of a matchbox end-on,
>> > with brown flexiprint circuit stuff folded over plastic tabs in the
>> > middle of each one.
> 
>    This description matches the expansion slots on a standard HP-41.   
> What's with the rubber case, I wonder?  Some sort of protective cover  
> like the ones available for most mobile phones?

I couldn't have described the ports any better myself. :-)

The rubber case might just be one of the third party industrial cases 
for the HP-41 for it to better survive hostile environments.
I don't think HP every did one, but I remember seeing other companies 
making them. No names pops up in my head right now, though. This was a 
long time ago. (Still have my 41CX around.)

	Johnny


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