Off-topic, but interesting (Fiorina fired)

[Scott Stevens]

On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 23:35:36 +0000 (GMT)
ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote:

> > 
> > Obviously not.  The test equipment company still exists and is still
> > top class, but its name is Agilent.  HP is just a PC printer
> > company,
> 
> IMHO Agilent stuff is not quite as good -- and as well-docuemnted --
> as the HP stuff I know and love...
> 
> Anyeway, where can I get an Agilent-41CZ (which is presumably an 
> updated/enhanced HP41CX) calculator with Agilent-IL interface, etc :-)
> 
> :-) :-) 
> 
> -tony

The HP test equipment group was separate from the Corvalis Division, who
produced the HP Calculators, the HP95/100/200 handhelds, and the first
generation Omnibooks (the Omnibook 300 is a uniquely cool portable with
a lot of revolutionary 'first' design elements, some of which have never
been repeated or equalled.)  Corvalis died a seperate death from the
Test Equipment people, who at least were split off instead of just
snuffed out.