Yeah, and don't forget possibly the greatest savings is that the LCDs use
ambient light and pose no drain on the batt.

Bob Swinney

"Grant Erwin" wrote in message
...
Yup, they're old NMOS technology, whereas today's are CMOS. Also, today's
voltages are much much lower. - GWE

jim rozen wrote:
In article , Grant Erwin says...


The HP-1XC models, on the other hand, although slow
and battery-hungry by today's standards,


Say what? I think the batteries in my 15C are about
10 years old at the moment. Are more modern calculators
even *better*?

Jim

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