Now why would the TI rep drop the HP just to show it
wouldn't break :)
HP built great calculators that's one of the reasons
they have semi abandoned the calculator field, once you
own an HP you never have to buy another.
At 07:34 PM 7/29/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>A true and similar matter occurred back in Oklahoma
>when I first got into computer retailing.
>The HP calc rep and the TI calc rep were both out
>at Tinker AFB, hawking their wares. The TI had all
>of the needed features that the HP had. But to make
>the sale, the TI rep, armed with HP 41, extended his
>arm and proceeded to drop it onto the concrete floor,
>pick it up, and use it. The TI rep couldn't do that.
>No guessing where the contract went.
>
>Collin
>
>From: Mafud
>>Subject: Re: Professional: meta-discussion
>> ***Every serviceman in Vietnam heard
>>variations of one of the famous Vietnam
>> "Urban legend," that of the Nikon F-3 slipping
>>out of the hands of a PJ,
>>falling 150 (250, 500 feet-you pick 'em) out
>>of a Huey helicopter. <snip>
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