Alternative HP-41CL mainframe (OS ROMs) update for beta test

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(10-07-2019 05:05 AM)Ángel Martin Wrote:  Because of this, I also added the lowercase patch to [MASK] - so it's all coordinated and that's a much more convenient way to test it. Also it all runs on V41, which shows the lower case on the LCD quite nicely - so no need to print them (which as you say has some quirks)...

Using your alternate OS on V41 should be possible, just replace the NUCXT.MOD with your new set of ROMs... I can prepare a new MOD file if you want, but I know you don't use windoze (with good criteria) - so can you emulate it on your system?

ÁM

Yes, but it does not correspond to any actual hardware, so why test it that way, wishful thinking or do I miss something?

I can certainly fix my debugger/emulator to support Halfnut characters if needed, and looking at the source indicates that it probably already does. However, I cannot change the ROMs in my Halfnuts, and I do not have any Halfnut LCD on my 41CL (and it is unlikely, if at all possible, that people have such calculators).

Maybe it is a matter of different use-cases, my interest is in using real HP-41 hardware. I am open to re-evaluating this, if the situation changes or if I am proven wrong.

It is good to know that it has "issues" when printed, as that was what I experienced. Then probably it just works as expected.

Finally, about Windows. I do not use it and I did not like it at all in the past. From Windows 8 I think they really got their act together. These days I think it looks cool and I like the user experience. The main issue for me is that I am so used to having Unix at the bottom, that it really cripples me not having it. Having Windows on top of a real Unix (much like Apple did) and I could very well consider using it. However, it costs money, and for me it provides no real value for that money.

Speaking of Microsoft, I have just switched from Emacs to VS Code (a Microsoft product) for my HP-41 debugging sessions. Neither is perfect, but VS Code annoys me a lot less these days as a debugger front-end.