HP-17B, the Glossary
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.[1]
Table of Contents
24 relations: Barry Lam, Business, Byte, Dot-matrix display, English language, Financial calculator, French language, German language, Hewlett-Packard, HP Saturn, HP-19B, HP-27S, HP-28 series, Infix notation, Infrared Data Association, Italian language, Kilobyte, Liquid-crystal display, MOS Technology 8502, Portuguese language, Printer (computing), Read-only memory, Reverse Polish notation, Spanish language.
- HP Pioneer series calculators
- HP calculators
- Sunplus
Barry Lam
Barry Lam (born 24 April 1949) is a Taiwanese billionaire businessman, and the founder and chairman of Quanta Computer.
Business
Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services).
Byte
The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits.
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Dot-matrix display
A dot-matrix display is a low-cost electronic digital display device that displays information on machines such as clocks, watches, calculators, and many other devices requiring a simple alphanumeric (and/or graphic) display device of limited resolution.
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English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
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Financial calculator
A financial calculator or business calculator is an electronic calculator that performs financial functions commonly needed in business and commerce communities (simple interest, compound interest, cash flow, amortization, conversion, cost/sell/margin, etc.). It has standalone keys for many financial calculations and functions, making such calculations more direct than on standard calculators.
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French language
French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.
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German language
German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.
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Hewlett-Packard
The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard or HP, was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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HP Saturn
The Saturn family of 4-bit (datapath) microprocessors was developed by Hewlett-Packard in the 1980s first for the HP-71B handheld computer, released in 1984, and later for various HP calculators (starting with the HP-18C).
HP-19B
HP-19B, introduced on 4 January 1988, along with the HP-17B, HP-27S and the HP-28S, and replaced by the HP-19BII (F1639A) in January 1990, was a simplified Hewlett Packard business model calculator, like the 17B. HP-17B and HP-19B are hP calculators and technology stubs.
HP-27S
The HP-27S was a pocket calculator produced by Hewlett-Packard, introduced in 1988, and discontinued between 1990 and 1993 (sources vary). HP-17B and HP-27S are hP Pioneer series calculators and hP calculators.
HP-28 series
The HP-28C and HP-28S were two graphing calculators produced by Hewlett-Packard from 1986 to 1992. HP-17B and HP-28 series are hP calculators.
Infix notation
Infix notation is the notation commonly used in arithmetical and logical formulae and statements.
Infrared Data Association
The Infrared Data Association (IrDA) is an industry-driven interest group that was founded in 1994 by around 50 companies.
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Italian language
Italian (italiano,, or lingua italiana) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire.
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Kilobyte
The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information.
Liquid-crystal display
A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers.
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MOS Technology 8502
The MOS Technology 8502 is an 8-bit microprocessor designed by MOS Technology and used in the Commodore 128 (C128).
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Portuguese language
Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.
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Printer (computing)
In computing, a printer is a peripheral machine which makes a durable representation of graphics or text, usually on paper.
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Read-only memory
Read-only memory (ROM) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices.
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Reverse Polish notation
Reverse Polish notation (RPN), also known as reverse Łukasiewicz notation, Polish postfix notation or simply postfix notation, is a mathematical notation in which operators follow their operands, in contrast to prefix or Polish notation (PN), in which operators precede their operands.
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Spanish language
Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.
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See also
HP Pioneer series calculators
HP calculators
- Comparison of HP graphing calculators
- Continuous memory
- HP 10s
- HP 20b
- HP 30 series
- HP 33s
- HP 38G
- HP 9800 series
- HP 9845C
- HP 9g
- HP CalcPad series
- HP Xpander
- HP calculators
- HP-01
- HP-10B
- HP-17B
- HP-18C
- HP-19B
- HP-19C/-29C
- HP-20S
- HP-21
- HP-22
- HP-22S
- HP-27
- HP-27S
- HP-28 series
- HP-32S
- HP-35
- HP-42S
- HP-45
- RPL (programming language)
Sunplus
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-17B
Also known as F1638A, F2234A, HP 17BII, HP 17bII+, HP F1638A, HP F2234A, HP Trader, HP Trader II, HP Trader III, HP-17B Business, HP-17B Business Consultant, Hewlett-Packard 17BII, Hewlett-Packard Trader, Hewlett-Packard Trader II, Hewlett-Packard Trader III.