Description:
- Object ID: ALSA 2008.04.01
- Made by: Hewlett Packard
- Model: HP35
- Serial Number: 72492
- Date Made: Circa 1972 to 1975.
- Approximate size: 14.7 cm length, 8.1 cm width, 3.3 cm thick
- Accessories: AC battery charger.
- Condition: Good
Commentary:
The HP-35, Hewlett Packard’s first pocket calculator, was introduced in 1972, after William Hewlett had given his engineers the goal to develop a battery-powered, hand-held calculator capable of being carried in his shirt pocket (thus the name pocket calculator).
It was called the 35 as it had 35 keys, including trig functions, a key that gave the log and one that gave the anti-log.
Source of Object: Donated by Lou Breton, ALS (Hon. Life).
Notes: The Society has only one in their collection.
References: Visit the article Finally, Computers could be taken to the Field for additional information. Also see https://www.hpmuseum.org/hp35.htm.
Description by: Ed Titanich, October 1, 2024.