WP 43s What’s the deal?

[rprosperi]

The software is nowhere near complete yet. There are builds available that you can install and run on a DM42 device or the emulator on a PC to see how much is completed to date. There are 2-3 programmers working on it, part-time of course, and they seem to consistently make progress, however it's a huge job. For example a recent post explained that there are still many functions to complete and the system s/w for programming is not yet implemented. Still, there is more than enough there to learn and use much of its (non-programmable) personality and features.

IIRC, the last estimate Walter posted was that the 43S was about 60-70% complete, but also keep in mind the last 10% always takes more than 10% of the time. If you are interested, install the s/w and explore it, reporting any bugs you find. This is probably the area the project needs the most help, at least from non-core team members.

Also, keep in mind that the awesome 34S also took many years to complete and refine.