HP35S, 15 years after: which new release for 15th anniversary?

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(06-10-2021 03:22 PM)Didier Lachieze Wrote:  

(06-10-2021 03:10 PM)Roberto Volpi Wrote:  I love SwissMicros products, but I am afraid it just fills the niche of oldtimer HP nostalgics.

Is there anybody in the market for a RPN scientific programmable calculator that is not part of this niche? And if so is this a sizeable market justifying the design and production of a new RPN calculator?

It seems that since 2007 the answer has been no.

Me! I grew up with a TI89, way too young to use a 42s for real. I learned RPN after undergrad because my company issued HP12Cs as standard to all employees (finance firm), and I loved it. RPN is simply ergonomic for me, and HP calculators are tactile and quality. Today, I own a DM42 and a DM15L and my trusty HP12C. I love all three, not for nostalgic reasons, but because I know them well and use them effectively … they are extensions of my capabilities.

Really, I don’t care about the 42s. I’m sure it’s great, it sounds cool, but the DM42 would be wonderful in a vacuum, and I grew up with calculators technically more “powerful”.