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by Pirx
Wed Nov 23, 2022 5:05 pm
Forum: Discuss!
Topic: Collection of wishes for future SwissMicros products - discussion following Bob Prosperi's HHC 2022 talk
Replies: 111
Views: 16468

Re: Collection of wishes for future SwissMicros products - discussion following Bob Prosperi's HHC 2022 talk

Just to respond to the point around who needs to use a pocket calculator nowadays: As we all know, there's perfectly capable smartphone emulators available, for just about any calculator model you'd ever be interested on. Since everyone already has a smartphone in their pocket, there's absolutely no...
by Pirx
Fri Nov 11, 2022 9:42 pm
Forum: Discuss!
Topic: Collection of wishes for future SwissMicros products - discussion following Bob Prosperi's HHC 2022 talk
Replies: 111
Views: 16468

Re: Collection of wishes for future SwissMicros products - discussion following Bob Prosperi's HHC 2022 talk

Here's a completely different idea, starting from some real-world facts, such as: Just about nobody, or at least to as close an approximation as you get nobody , needs or uses a professional calculator anymore, of the level that SwissMicros is producing these days Therefore, the market for SM's prod...
by Pirx
Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:13 pm
Forum: C47/C43, WP43, WP34S
Topic: WP43 Pilot Run (Poll!)
Replies: 494
Views: 173460

Re: WP 43S Pilot Run (Poll!)

I'm in
by Pirx
Sat Feb 29, 2020 2:00 am
Forum: C47/C43, WP43, WP34S
Topic: WP43 News
Replies: 2102
Views: 759055

Re: 43S News

Due to the somewhat limited noticeable (i.e. readable) interest here I think we've to cut down our planned pilot batch to a very low 2-digit amount. Sorry, I haven't followed this thread religiously so I may be misreading the above, but are you saying you're looking for people to buy a pre-series 4...
by Pirx
Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:26 am
Forum: Discuss!
Topic: Little Problem with Complex Mathematics on Calculators
Replies: 28
Views: 18352

Re: Little Problem with Complex Mathematics on Calculators

Walter, the main fact that you are missing is that "∞" is not a number.
You cannot do arithmetic with it.
by Pirx
Fri Jan 04, 2019 11:10 pm
Forum: C47/C43, WP43, WP34S
Topic: WP43 News
Replies: 2102
Views: 759055

Re: 43S News

The 1,100 number came from the cover on the book in my shelf.

Anyhow, this was just a suggestion, for you to take a look so you're aware. It's obviously up to you what functionality you want to include.

Oh, and stay away from the girls… :lol:
by Pirx
Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:19 pm
Forum: C47/C43, WP43, WP34S
Topic: WP43 News
Replies: 2102
Views: 759055

Re: 43S News

There will be some 750 functions provided in total. I wonder, are you guys familiar with John Holland's old Engineering Mathematics Library that one could buy for the HP48SX? It's a book that came with a firmware card for the calculator, which would add more than 1,100 (!) additional functions for ...