By Susan Twombly, Sept. 2006
It all started with a pocket-sized device. One small calculator with a big impact that revolutionized financial calculations: the HP 12c calculator. That was back in 1981, and it's is still going strong today — now in the form of the 25th Anniversary Edition HP 12c Platinum Financial Calculator.
With more flexibility, speed and powerful features, this special anniversary edition is designed to give real estate, finance, accounting, and business professionals, as well as college students studying business and finance, just what they need to plough through the most complex and detailed calculations.
Also joining our line of financial, scientific and graphing calculators, is the new HP 50g graphing calculator — our most powerful for college students and professionals in engineering, surveying, and advanced math and science.
In addition, there's the new HP 39gs graphing calculator, a valuable classroom learning tool for secondary education.
How do these new calculators figure into your future? Read on to find out.
The 25th Anniversary Edition of the 12c Platinum calculator keeps the original's best features, while adding new ones inside and out.
You'll still find the iconic horizontal layout — the world's first for a financial calculator — and the "rotate and click" buttons that can give you an added layer of assurance as you compute.
Proven accuracy (1) and durability persevere, with some added features that allow you to:
Flex. The touch of a button switches you from algebraic data entry to RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) — HP's exclusive, time-saving and intuitive method for entering and solving mathematical problems.(2)
Our 12c customers have benefited from the keystroke efficiency of RPN for over 25 years, and the classic HP 12c is the only pure RPN calculator on the market today. The ability to switch between the two modes exposes a whole new generation of algebraic users to the simplicity and speed RPN has to offer.
Advanced editing features, like "undo" and "backspace" buttons also give you more flexibility as you calculate.
Crunch faster. Up to six times faster than its predecessor, with four times more memory, the Anniversary Edition of the12c Platinum calculator handles up to 80 cash flows, allows programming for up to 400 keystrokes, and includes more than 130 built-in functions.
So, you can easily calculate loan payments, interest rates and conversions. You can also determine standard deviation, percent, Time Value of Money (TVM), Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), cash flows, bonds and more.
Add a whole new look. Nestled within an embossed leather pouch, the Anniversary Edition of the 12c Platinum calculator has an elegant black and silver design with an engraveable metal plate on the back to make the calculator your own. Now, you can get the job done at work or school with style.
The HP 39gs is a graphing calculator that high school students and teachers can rely on to square off against complex math problems and perform other sophisticated operations.
Make the grade with more connections. Now there's multiple ways to connect — more than any comparably priced calculator. With infrared connectivity, you can wirelessly share data and applications with other compatible HP calculators. Or, connect via industry-standard USB and RS232 ports to download programs to a PC. (3)
Solve the space problem. Get ample room to create applications and save your work. The 39gs calculator gives you 256 KB of memory to save sketches, notes, equations, formulas, graphs and even Aplets — small applications in the form of an electronic handout, note or assignment containing problems, variables, graphs or pictures.
Leverage Aplet assets. The 39gs calculator comes with a built-in library of Aplets, including HP Solve, an HP exclusive Aplet that lets you quickly find any unknown variable without re-entering or modifying your original equation.
Look smart. Sporting a contemporary white and grey design with appealingly clean lines, the 39gs calculator can make you the envy of your math or science class.
As our most powerful graphics calculator yet, the HP 50g calculator is equal to the task whether you're an engineering, math or science professional or a college student that needs portable performance.
A number of connectivity options. The 50g calculator provides more connectivity choices than any in its class. Like the 39gs, it transfers data and applications via wireless infrared communications, an industry-standard USB or a serial port. But the 50g conveniently adds an expansion-ready (4) SD card slot. HP was the first major manufacturer to offer a calculator with this feature.
Triple your input choices. In addition to RPN and standard algebraic input options, the 50g offers Textbook entry that's only found on HP calculators. That means you can write and edit equations symbolically to view them just as they would appear on a sheet of paper.
You can also manipulate mathematical expressions in symbolic form to perform complex arithmetic or calculus functions with Computer Algebra System (CAS) software. HP Solve reduces input time by letting you write and solve equations for any variable without having to re-enter or modify the original equation.
Figure on versatility. Personalize the 50g to make it yours. Reassign keys to fit the functions you use the most or change the look and feel of the screen display.
Go to http://www.hpshopping.com to figure out which HP calculator is right for you today.
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The original HP 12c Financial Calculator was certified by the federal Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology). |
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More information on Reverse Polish Notation is available at www.hp.com/calculators/news/rpn. |
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A separately purchased PC with USB, SD card or RS232 port is required. An internet connection is required for downloads from the Internet. HP does not guarantee the availability of any third-party aplets. USB cable is included with the calculator. |
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A separately purchased PC with an Internet connection is required for downloads. HP makes no representation that a future upgrade will be available. |
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