News from Swiss Micros

[Steve Simpkin]

(05-31-2021 08:17 AM)Peet Wrote:  Until the announcement I was convinced the may 2021 News was planed as a "DM43" based on the WP firmware but the announcement doesn't look like it.

Quote:A keystroke programmable calculator based on a saturn cpu emulation, entry level rpn calculator with direct access to all functions without complicated menu structures

That doesn't make much sense to me. Almost only a DM42 light (who maybe acts as a DM15pro) fits to this. But I don't understand the sense of the Saturn emulation.

Yes the more I think about this the HP-32SII is the closest match I can think of that fits all of the talking points. They already have the hardware for the Pioneer form factor and it's key layout. Just silkscreen on new key and background labels and the hardware is done. I don't know how they would get around the copyright of the HP-32SII firmware though. Maybe they licensed it from HP? Just guessing like everyone else.