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Humorous Calculator Documents

The first size listed is the downloaded file size and the second size listed is the size on the calculator.

There are 35 files totaling 295KB in this category.

Adventures of Calculator Man   (details) 48   EN   12KB
Can an HP48GX come alive and enslave all the TI's?
By Vimal Bhalodia. 1998/06/07

Airplane   (details) 48   EN   3KB
Question written by a [stupid] new user of the HP48, and a humorous reply rewriting the question in an airplane context by Joe Horn.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

All New HP48 FAQ!   (details) 48   EN   5KB
Six questions about the HP48 and its successor.
By Bill Markwick. 1998/07/24

Batlife   (details) 48   EN   10KB
Explanation of the relationship between used memory and power usage. Again, a joke.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

Batteries   (details) 48   EN   3KB
Do you want to know how to get more battery life? Maybe this can help.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

Buzz   (details) 48   EN   5KB
The real reason why the HP48's keyboard buzzes.
By John H Meyers. 1998/06/12

HP Calculator Manuals   (details) 48   EN   3KB
Slightly-paraphrased excerpt from the first page of older HP calculator manuals, and a "translated" (from legalese) first page of newer calculator manuals.
By Joseph K. Horn (H). 1998/09/12

HP48 Speed   (details) 48   EN   3KB
Explains the relation between temperature and the speed of the HP48.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

HPLunch   (details) 48   EN   6KB
Fake menu for the Hewlett Packard cafeteria.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

IR Dust   (details) 48   EN   3KB
A possible usage of your HP48 as a portable heater.
By Joseph K. Horn (H). 1999/01/06

Kangaroo 2   (details) 48   EN   2KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification. Included on Goodies Disk 2.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

Kangaroo 3   (details) 48   EN   1KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification. Included on Goodies Disk 3.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

Kangaroo 5   (details) 48   EN   2KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification. Included on Goodies Disk 5.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

Kangaroo 7   (details) 48   EN   1KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification. Included on Goodies Disk 7.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

Kangaroo 8   (details) 48   EN   2KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification. Included on Goodies Disk 8.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

Kangaroo 9   (details) 48   EN   3KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification. Included on Goodies Disk 9.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

Middle Battery   (details) 48   EN   2KB
Explains why the middle battery drains faster.
By Dave Arnett. 1999/01/06

NASA   (details) 48   EN   4KB
Tells about the HP48's use on one of the first shuttle missions and the HP28's use on later Apollo missions.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

Number   (details) 48   EN   3KB
Explain what a number (1-5) in the status area means.
Author unknown. 1997/09/12

Radio   (details) 48   EN   2KB
Explains how HP was able to put so much into the HP28.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

Roo-Man and Joey   (details) 48   EN   1KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification.
Author unknown. 1998/09/02

Roo-Man and Joey, #10   (details) 48   EN   1KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification.
Author unknown. 1998/09/09

Roo-Man and Joey, #2   (details) 48   EN   2KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification.
Author unknown. 1998/09/02

Roo-Man and Joey, #3   (details) 48   EN   2KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification.
Author unknown. 1998/09/02

Roo-Man and Joey, #4   (details) 48   EN   1KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification.
Author unknown. 1998/09/03

Roo-Man and Joey, #5   (details) 48   EN   2KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification.
Author unknown. 1998/09/04

Roo-Man and Joey, #6   (details) 48   EN   2KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification.
Author unknown. 1998/09/05

Roo-Man and Joey, #7   (details) 48   EN   2KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification.
Author unknown. 1998/09/06

Roo-Man and Joey, #8   (details) 48   EN   3KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification.
Author unknown. 1998/09/07

Roo-Man and Joey, #9   (details) 48   EN   2KB
Humorous excerpt from the HP-75 Internal Design Specification.
Author unknown. 1998/09/08

Slave   (details) 48   EN   2KB
The Psychology of Studly Nerds: explains why HP users buy an expensive calculator and connect it to their computers with a cheap home-made cable.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

Spoof   (details) 48   EN   4KB
This is the kind of stuff you're missing if you don't read comp.sys.hp48.
By Dave Arnett. 1999/01/06

The Last of the HP49G   (details) 48   EN   9KB
Theatrical comedy.
By Rafael Cobo. 2001/12/20

User Friendly Cartoons   (details) 48   EN   182KB
Seven User Friendly cartoons from August 25 through September 1, 1999 referring to an old HP calculator. Redistributed with permission.
By Illiad of User Friendly (H). 1999/09/04

Variation of CPU speed explained!   (details) 48   EN   5KB
Another explanation of the speed variation of the HP48.
Author unknown. 1997/09/06

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