I thought I'd take a turn at the idle speculation game:
1. An upgrade to the DM41X / DM42 platform (more memory, better keyboard, higher quality key printing etc.) or a new platform altogether.
2. A new calculator on the existing platform, maybe a 43.
3. Full-featured i/o for the DM41X (RS-232, HP-IL?).
4. An (optional) aesthetically-pleasing display font on the DM41X.
5. A DM 48/49/50.
6. A DM 200LX.
7. Nice blue leather cases for the DM41X / DM42.
May 2021 Speculations
- Dan Simpson
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Re: May 2021 Speculations
I am hoping for nlj's item #3.
Or even better, a collaboration with J-F Garnier to produce the DM72.
http://www.jeffcalc.hp41.eu/emu71/emu72.html
Or even better, a collaboration with J-F Garnier to produce the DM72.
http://www.jeffcalc.hp41.eu/emu71/emu72.html
My Collection: HP-55, HP-67 (Teenix Mod), HP-15C, HP-16C, HP-41CV, HP-41CX, SY41-CL, DM41X, DM42, HP-42S, HP-48G, HP-71B, HP-75C, HP-86B.
Re: May 2021 Speculations
Do you have an example showing what’s not aesthetic with the current font ? Just curious... , I don’t own a DM41X.
On pictures it’s seems like the original...
Thanks.
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Olivier
48GX, Prime G2, 50G, DM15L, DM42, 28S, HP 15c CE
Olivier
48GX, Prime G2, 50G, DM15L, DM42, 28S, HP 15c CE
Re: May 2021 Speculations
I'm afraid all good points don't count against hardcore 41 nostalgia.
WP43 SN00000, 34S, and 31S for obvious reasons; HP-35, 45, ..., 35S, 15CE, DM16L S/N# 00093, DM42β SN:00041
Re: May 2021 Speculations
Of course.
Do you need something different? Make something different, like a WP43.
Greetings,
Massimo
ajcaton
-+×÷ left is right and right is wrong Casted in gold
Massimo
ajcaton
-+×÷ left is right and right is wrong Casted in gold
Re: May 2021 Speculations
Sorry, no, I don't. I'm inclined to believe that there is no absolute aesthetic existing like a Pythagorean ideal, but rather that beauty is in the eye (and heart and mind) of the beholder. Probably I should have chosen more neutral words like "an optional alternative font" or something.
Yes, my understanding is that the display font on the DM41X is a faithful rendition of the original, which has great appeal for many of its potential users. But that is also what is wrong with it! It was maybe the best that could be done with the limited display technology available to the creators of the original machine, but with the display on the DM41X there is scope for something much better. It would not be desirable or sensible to replace the existing font, which is a very neat achievement in the calculator, but to provide the option of an alternative would seem a plausible thing to do (if it were technically feasible).
Re: May 2021 Speculations
Signore Massimo, no lascia ogni speranza, we are working on it. See https://gitlab.com/Over_score/wp43s/-/releases. How many glitches did you find so far? Thanks in advance for your support.
WP43 SN00000, 34S, and 31S for obvious reasons; HP-35, 45, ..., 35S, 15CE, DM16L S/N# 00093, DM42β SN:00041
Re: May 2021 Speculations
Entschuldigen Sie, Herr Walter, I am not hopeless, but was I enrolled in some beta testing stage?Walter wrote: ↑Sun May 09, 2021 3:23 pmSignore Massimo, no lascia ogni speranza, we are working on it. See https://gitlab.com/Over_score/wp43s/-/releases. How many glitches did you find so far? Thanks in advance for your support.
Greetings,
Massimo
ajcaton
-+×÷ left is right and right is wrong Casted in gold
Massimo
ajcaton
-+×÷ left is right and right is wrong Casted in gold
Re: May 2021 Speculations
Scusa, signore Massimo, we do not raid the close community and take prisoners for beta-testing but offer our software to the community and invite them (see the link above). So if you wait for being caught and enrolled (a nice word ) for beta-testing you may wait longer. But if you simply dare to test it will be more fun for you most probably.akaTB wrote: ↑Sun May 09, 2021 6:11 pmEntschuldigen Sie, Herr Walter, I am not hopeless, but was I enrolled in some beta testing stage?Walter wrote: ↑Sun May 09, 2021 3:23 pmSignore Massimo, no lascia ogni speranza, we are working on it. See https://gitlab.com/Over_score/wp43s/-/releases. How many glitches did you find so far? Thanks in advance for your support.
What do you need? A computer, laptop, or the like (I assume you've got one) and optionally a DM42 or DM41X (I assume you've got one, too) you may flash (hmmh?). Then please follow the instructions. If/when there should be any ambiguities don't hesitate to ask - you know us, we typically react quite fast since 2011 at least.
WP43 SN00000, 34S, and 31S for obvious reasons; HP-35, 45, ..., 35S, 15CE, DM16L S/N# 00093, DM42β SN:00041