[HPCC-Conf] Best HP49 Keyboard?

[Eric Smith]

"Richard Schwartz" <richas@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I think that the very concept of keys is obsolete.   Every key is a
> contact closure that is a potential point of failure due to dirt,
> manufacturing imperfection, or mechanical wear.   We would be much
> better off with hotkeys on a touch-sensitive screen....   oops... there
> is already a computer that does that!   I guess it is a thought crime
> for anybody at HP to consider the idea.

For anybody at HP's ETG to consider the idea.

Well, maybe they can consider it, as long as the result is clearly
a calculator and not a PDA.

Someone (RN?) pointed out that less innovation is possible when
a division of the company have to restrict their R&D scope to avoid
encroaching on another division's turf.  Back when there was an
"HP Way", it looked like everyone was more focused on making
innovative products.  Now if division A makes widgets, and division B
makes gizmos, the outlook for widgets with gizmo-like features (or
vice versa) seems grim.