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9. The Handheld
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HP 75C

Introduced on December 1, 1982, it was a computer using the
Corvallis HP version of BASIC. Contained a clock,
appointments and a wide range of sounds, essentially the PDA
of the times. Many add-ons were available, such as a Text
Formatter, additional memory, Math pack, Data communications
pack, but, most importantly, a VisiCalc pack (the first
popular computer spreadsheet).
Code name: Kangaroo. Original price: $995 |
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HP 75D
Introduced on February 1, 1984, it was a revised version of
the 75C with an extra socket for a barcode wand. Its code
name, Merlin, (same as the HP 55's) was chosen because this
calculator had a wand, like a wizard. Although expensive, it
created a lot revenue for HP to recover the slow sales of
the 75C.
Code name: Merlin. Original price: $1,095 |
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HP 71B
Introduced on February 1, 1984. This was a much smaller
version of the 75C/D. The "B" stood for BASIC. The ENTER key
was labeled ENDLINE to show that the 71B was much more than
a calculator. Options included additional memory and a
magnetic card reader.
Code name: Titan. Original price: $525 |
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82161A Thermal Printer
This was the Coconut Series' thermal printer.
Code name: Helios. Original price: $60
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82162A Digital Cassette Drive
This was the Coconut Series' thermal printer.
Code name: Helios. Original price: $60
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