HP-17B

HP-17B is an algebraic entry financial and business calculator manufactured by Hewlett-Packard, introduced on 4 January 1988 along with the HP-19B, HP-27S and the HP-28S. It was a simplified business model, like the 19B. There were two versions, the US one working in English only, and the international one with a choice of six languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese).

HP-17B
HP-17B
TypeBusiness
ManufacturerHewlett-Packard
Introduced1988
Discontinued1990
Cost$110
Calculator
Entry modeAlgebraic, RPN
Display typeLCD
Display size132x16
CPU
ProcessorSaturn
Programming
Other
Power supply3 button sized cells
Weight4.25oz
Dimensions14.7cm Length , 7.8cm Width , 1.5cm Height.[1]

HP-17B

HP-17B code name was Trader and it belonged to the Pioneer series of Hewlett-Packard calculators.[2] It had a 132x16 LCD dot matrix, 22x2 characters, menu-driven display,[3] used a Saturn processor and had a memory of 8000 bytes, of which 6750 bytes were available to the user for variable and equation storage. The HP-17B had a clock with alarm that allowed for basic agenda capabilities, as well an infrared port for printing to some Hewlett-Packard infrared printers.

HP 17BII

The 17B was replaced by the HP 17BII (F1638A) (code name Trader II) in January 1990, which added RPN entry. https://support.hp.com/es-es/product/hp-17bii-financial-business-calculator/33534/how-to if has any question.

HP 17bII+

The 17BII was replaced by the HP 17bII+ in 2003. Two significantly different case variants of the 17bII+ exist. The newer 17bII+ (F2234A), introduced in 2007, with Sunplus Technology SPLB31A CPU was developed and is manufactured by Kinpo Electronics.[4]

References

  • HP page of Christoph Gießelink scripts for the HP-17B and more
  • "HP 17bII+ Virtual Calculator". Hewlett Packard. 2012-12-10. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
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