DM-33s & 35s, anyone?

[Maximilian Hohmann]

Hello!

(12-04-2022 10:41 PM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  ... would a revamped and bug-free 33s and 35s be of interest?

We have had endless discussions about these calculators already. The bugs are usually greatly exaggerated and can easily be avoided, almost to the point of not being worth mentioning. As for "revamping" there is one problem: These calculators were deliberately made the way they are in order to be allowed at certain exams, applicable especially in the United States. Many people probalbly chose them for that reason.

Next there is the very limited range of variables and program labels together with a 3-digit limitation for line numbers. Extending these will result in a completely different calculator, not just a "DM-35s" but rather a "DM-35XL". I think in that case it would be better to develop an entirely new calculator instead.

And then, both the HP-33s and the HP-35s were conceived as rather inexpensive units. I have several of each an did not pay more than 30 Euro a piece, even for n.i.b. ones. Due to demand from collectors, and maybe people who require them for their exams, prices have gone up, but still not up to Swiss Micros price tag level. For me, this is the killer argument. I am not willing to pay 200 Swiss Francs for a revamped 33s or 35s. If they make one for 50 CHF that has a USB connection, which is really all I am missing in these machines, I will take one. But no more than that.

Regards
Max