Spice rocks again!!!

Selling my own collection acquired for decades, only made of perfectly working calculators and in excellent cosmetic condition.

Have a look to my other HP calculators and items coming for sale!

History

“The HP-38C and HP-38E were the high-end business members of the 30 series. The HP-38E was introduced first, followed a year later by the HP-38C which added continuous memory.

The HP-38E/C were the first HP programmable business calculators. Previous high-end business models had relied on the large amount of software in ROM to handle most business problems. Thanks to the decreasing costs of ROM and RAM, the 38E/C could provide those previous built-in functions and allow user programmability at an attractive price.

For about 30% less than the price of the previous generation HP-22, the HP-38E provided not only programmability but a much larger financial function set including amortization, internal rate of return, discounted cash flow analysis and net present value. While the HP-22 easily replaced the HP-70, it wasn't until the HP-38E was introduced that the HP-80 was finally discontinued.

A first on the HP-38E/C was shared memory for programs and data storage. The calculator started with 20 numbered registers (R0-R.9) and 8 lines of program space and converted registers as needed into program lines. Register conversion started from the top (R.9) and proceeded downward to R7 with each register yielding 7 lines of program space. R0-R6 were always used for data which meant that programs could be up to 99 lines in length. (The financial registers were separate and never converted.).”

Specifications

·                Model                                                   HP-38C,

·                Serie                                                          Spice,

·                Code name                                           Chive C,

·                Introduction price                                      $150,

·                Made in                                Singapore in 1980,

·                Rarity                                    Moderate to find,

·                Serial number                                2047S36822.

Condition

The HP-38C presented in this auction is in excellent cosmetic and working condition. I tested the working condition with the battery pack of another of my spice series calculators (stored in memories and writed a program, turned off and checked memories and program were still there after turning on again).

Ö               Rubber feet are in good condition,

Ö               battery door is in perfect condition,

Ö               battery compartment is corrosion free,

Ö               battery terminals are complete and in perfect shape (see picture),

Ö               A/C connector is corrosion free,

Ö               no repeating or sticky key,

Ö               no missing display dot or indicator (see STO ENTER result on picture),

Ö               no engraving.

What is included

Ö               The original box in used condition.

Ö               The HP-38C calculator in excellent cosmetic and working condition.

Ö               The battery compartment/door where you can place a freshly rebuilt battery pack you can easily find on eBay (do not use 1,5v alkaline regular batteries but only NiCd rebuilt battery pack). Never use the power adapter without a perfectly working NiCd battery pack in place (effectively, the calculator has been originally designed for NiCd batteries).

Ö               The original pouch with a perfectly working zip in very good condition.

Ö               The original HP-38E/38C Owner’s Handbook and Programming Guide part number 00038-90038 first edition printed in U.S.A. in April 1979 in very good condition with no writing nor engraving inside and still having its Service / Information Card as well as the Calculator Catalog and Buying Guide Request Card attached and unfilled at the end of the book.

Ö               The original “An introduction to financial concepts and problem solving” for HP financial calculator part number 5955-3016 first edition printed in U.S.A. in February 1978 in good condition only (it would have been very good if the previous owner did not mention a reference to page 22-23 on cover page and wrote a line on the referred page 22) with no other writing nor engraving inside.

Ö               The original HP-38E/38C Quick Reference Card in like new condition.

Ö               The original tested with a digital multimeter and working HP 82087B 90/120v AC battery charger / AC power adapter (not suitable for Europe except if you use it with a 220v transformer),

IMPORTANT NOTE: While Ni-Mh 1,2v rechargeable AA batteries may appear a good solution, do not use them! In fact, battery compartment has not been designed to receive AA size batteries because it is too small. Using AA size batteries could break battery terminals by the extra pressure involved and even damage the case of the calculator.

IT IS A COLLECTOR ITEM needing a good home and a showcase, due to its age, I would recommend not using it on a day-to-day basis to preserve it from the years.

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