Why doesn the HP49G have [insert feature here]?
To understand the answer, you’ll first need a little summary of HP calculator history. I recommend reading this post, thanks to Jake Schwartz, but I will summarize it in the next couple paragraphs. From the 1970’s to 1993, all calculator design resided in Corvallis, Oregon, in the USA. In 1993, around the time of the release of the HP48G/GX, calculator design operations were moved to Singapore. After operations were moved to Singapore, the only calculator released was the HP38G, the result of a combination of efforts from Singapore and some people from HP Corvallis. The 38G, aimed at high school students, was largely a flop and the HP48 series remained the calculator of choice. After releasing NO new calculators after the 38G, it appeared HP Singapore was not ever going to do anything. So, at the 1997 HP Handheld Conference in London, it was announced that a new calculator group, the Australian Calculator Operation (ACO), would form in Australia on November 1, 1997 to design future cal
