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Article #1558Re: HP chip model planes
From: miso
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:49
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:49
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On Jan 24, 8:52 am, Joerg <notthisjoerg...@removethispacbell.net> wrote: > Frank Buss wrote: > > David L. Jones wrote: > > >> Thought I'd share this I came across on another group: > >>http://www.elcafevirtual.com/julio/ > > >> Model planes made entirely from old HP calculator chips and parts. > > > Which part of the calculators were the plane wheels? > > Hard to see. Maybe the coin cells, with some black rubber bands? The > first set of coin cells in my HP11C lasted around 15 years. Those old > engineers sure knew their stuff. > > -- > Regards, Joerg > > http://www.analogconsultants.com/ > > "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. > Use another domain or send PM. The old HP (not the Chinese outsource Carly Fiorina HP) had the attitude that the cheapest thing they made reflected on the entire company. Thus even a calculator was made to HP standards. I was dealing with HP of old regarding ESD, and nothing left the factory unless every external pin could handle 30KV. If it took some protection devices, so be it.
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