Though I’ve long since lost the receipt, my HP-12C is approaching its 25th anniversary, and it still runs just as well today as it did when brand new. What’s most amazing about this is that I’m not talking about a progression of different HP-12Cs I’m talking about one HP-12C that is probably older than a fair percentage of the people reading this article. From tests during undergraduate school up through my career change in 2005 to full-time Macworld employee, my HP-12C was with me every step of the way. Through it all, one particular piece of gear was always at my side, ready and willing to help with the trickiest of financial calculations: my Hewlett-Packard Back in my previous life, I was a finance guy-that’s what my undergraduate degree is in, and that’s how I made my living for many years.
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