HP Xpander
{{Short description|Cancelled Hewlett-Packard graphing calculator}}
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The HP Xpander (F1903A) aka "Endeavour" was to be Hewlett-Packard's newest graphing calculator in 2002,{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-252597.html |title=HP says calculator-handheld combo doesn't add up |author-first=Ian |author-last=Fried |author-link=Ian Fried (journalist) |publisher=CNet |date=2001-02-14 |access-date=2014-04-06}} but the project was cancelled in November 2001 months before it was scheduled to go into production.{{cite web |title=HP Jornada X25 |url=http://www.geocities.com/wongyapkong/x25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030529074455/http://www.geocities.com/wongyapkong/x25 |archive-date=2003-05-29}} It had both a keyboard and a pen-based interface, measured 162.6 mm by 88.9 mm by 22.9 mm, with a large grayscale screen, and ran on two rechargeable AA batteries. It had a semi-translucent green cover on a gray case and an expansion slot.
The underlying operating system was Windows CE 3.0. It had 8 MB RAM, 16 MB ROM, a geometry application, a 240×320 display, a Hitachi SH3 processor, and e-lessons. One of the obvious omissions in the Xpander was the lack of a computer algebra system (CAS).
Math Xpander
After discontinuing the Xpander, HP decided to release the Xpander software, named the Math Xpander, as a free-of-charge application that ran on Windows CE-based Pocket PC devices. It was hosted by Saltire Software, who had been involved in its design.{{cite web | url=http://www.saltire.com/consulting.html | title=Consulting | publisher=Saltire Software | accessdate=2014-04-06}}{{cite web | url=http://www.rskey.org/CMS/index.php/7?manufacturer=Hewlett-Packard&model=HP+Xpander | title=Hewlett-Packard HP Xpander | publisher=rskey.org | accessdate=2014-04-06}}
See also
- List of Hewlett-Packard products: Pocket calculators
- HP calculators
- Casio ClassPad 300 — a similar device by Casio
- TI PLT SHH1
- HP Jornada X25
References
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External links
- [http://www.hpmuseum.org/xpand.htm HP Xpander at hpmuseum.org]
- [http://www.hpcalc.org/xpander.php HP Xpander at hpcalc.org]
- [http://www.rskey.org/CMS/index.php/7?manufacturer=Hewlett-Packard&model=HP+Xpander HP Xpander at rskey.org]
- [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2011/the-hp-xpander/ HP Xpander at evilmadscientist.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050514134805/http://www.saltirescientific.com/downloads/MathXpander/XpanderUsersGuide.pdf Math Xpander user's guide]
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