rudi wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:59 pm
Im retracting my entry for the 43S - coming to the other side (43C) and will wait for poll on that.
I'm biased (since I've done a little bit of work on the WP43S) but I'm not sure whether you'll get a poll for the 43C. Jaco (and others) have done great work on the 43C and there is a lot of collaboration between the two teams. The 43C takes the latest WP43S code regularly and Jaco and others have made significant contributions to WP43S.
There have already been discussions with SwissMicros about the WP43S and progress is being made. This is a new platform that is quite different from their current offerings. I can't speak for SwissMicros or the 43C project, but I'm not sure whether we will see a physical 43C for two reasons: (1) the 43C keyboard layout is deliberately based on the DM42, and so there is little difference in the keyboard - making an overlay for the DM42 would be quite a bit cheaper; (2) it would share significant overlap with the WP43S in their offering.
When the WP43S has its production run the 43C project may end up supporting that layout with their added features, or they may continue to target the DM42 (or both!). If enough people request 43C features for the WP43S then they may end up being implemented on the WP43S (as they have in the past). So I think the best decision to make is either to get a WP43S when it's produced or to get a DM42 (or another one) and use the 43C firmware. Of course, Jaco, SwissMicros, or others may well have plans for a 43C physical calculator that I'm not aware of, but I don't think we should expect it to happen unless we're told otherwise.
(None of this is in any way meant to mean that I don't appreciate the work the 43C project does - it's a great project that has also significantly benefited the WP43S, and I really don't mind if both end up being produced.)