HP-17B

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HP-17B
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HP-17B
Type Business
Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
Introduced1988
Discontinued1990
Cost$110
Calculator
Entry modeAlgebraic, RPN
Display type LCD
Display size131×16
CPU
Processor Saturn (Lewis)
Frequency1 MHz
Programming
User memory8  KB
Firmware memory64  KB of ROM
Other
Power supply3 button sized cells
Weight4.25 oz
Dimensions14.7 cm length, 7.8 cm width, 1.5 cm height. [1]

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).

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HP-17B

HP-17B code name was Trader and it belonged to the Pioneer series of Hewlett-Packard calculators. [2] It had a 131×16 LCD dot matrix, 22×2 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.

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]

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References

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  4. "Kinpo Electronics | the most trusted partner in manufacturing".