HP Kicks Off Calculator's 25th Anniversary with Amazing Stories Contest.PALO ALTO, Calif. -- HP (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HPQ HPQ Hewlett-Packard Corporation (NYSE) HPQ High Priority Queue )(Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced a nationwide competition that asks entrants to submit their most incredible real-life success stories involving the HP 12c Calculator, which has entered its 25th year of production. "The Tales of the Amazing HP 12c Calculator Contest" runs through May 1 and is open to U.S. residents who currently own or have owned the HP 12c Calculator. Contest prizes include an HP Pavilion LC3700N 37-inch LCD HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , with a suggested retail price of $2,700,(1) as well as desk clocks and embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. caps commemorating the calculator's 25th anniversary. First introduced in 1981, the HP 12c has become an industry standard in the business and finance community with millions sold over the years. It is the only pure Reverse Polish Notation A mathematical expression in which the numbers precede the operation. For example, 2 + 2 would be expressed as 2 2 +, and 10 - 3 * 4 would be 10 3 4 * -. See FORTH. Reverse Polish Notation - postfix notation (2) calculator still produced by HP and is well-known for its durable construction, proven accuracy(3) and long battery life. The HP 12c Calculator is instantly recognized for its unique horizontal layout and is still sold under its original name and model number. With the exception of improved performance due to modern components, the HP 12c sold today acts and looks just like it did when it made its worldwide debut. Contest participants are required to submit their stories in 150 words or less. Entries will be judged by a panel on the basis of creativity, believability, innovation and general interest. Winners will be determined by the compelling nature of the entry essay. Topics can be as varied as how the HP 12c Calculator helped people sell their first house or how it helped them land their first job. "This contest invites everyone, from chief financial officers to college students, to share personal stories of how this iconic product affected them," said Fred Valdez, general manager, Calculator Division, Personal Systems Group, HP. "Whether the HP 12c Calculator got them through a tough semester in school or helped them advance in their career, we want to hear about it." In 2003, an enhanced version of the HP 12c financial calculator, the HP 12c Platinum, was introduced. The HP 12c Platinum has more memory (allowing for increased number of keystroke key·stroke n. A stroke of a key, as on a word processor. key  stroke programming steps), more built-in functions and includes the option of standard algebraic 1. (language) ALGEBRAIC - An early system on MIT's Whirlwind.[CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. 2. (theory) algebraic - In domain theory, a complete partial order is algebraic if every element is the least upper bound of some chain of compact elements. mode as well as RPN See reverse Polish notation. RPN - postfix notation mode. More details about the contest, rules and a sample story are available at www.hp.com/go/12cAnniversary. Information about HP's complete line of graphing, scientific and financial calculators, as well as virtual classes, online webinars, and step-by-step learning modules for each of HP's current range of calculators is available at www.hp.com/calculators. HP calculators are available at the HP Home & Home Office Store (www.hpshopping.com), HP's Small and Medium Business Store (www.hp.com/buy/hpcalculators), Amazon.com, WalMart.com, Staples.com, OfficeDepot.com, Fry's Electronics and select retailers and bookstores across the United States. A complete list of resellers is available at www.hp.com/calculators/resellers. About HP HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended Oct. 31, 2005, HP revenue totaled $86.7 billion. More information about HP is available at www.hp.com. (1) Retailer prices may vary. Price shown does not include applicable sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. and shipping and is subject to change or cancellation without notice. (2) More information on Reverse Polish Notation, HP's exclusive time-saving, consistent method for entering and solving mathematical problems, is available at www.hp.com/calculators/news/rpn. (3) The original HP 12c Financial Calculator was certified by the federal Bureau of Standards Bureau of Standards since 1988 U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce responsible for the standardization of weights and measures, timekeeping, and navigation. (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. ). (C) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion