It seems nobody likes the 97

[jonmoore]

(05-25-2023 05:15 PM)pascal_meheut Wrote:  I have 2 and at a time, I had one on my desk at work and another at home.
They are really nice to use, the keyboard is a dream but they are big and I got used to the modern multi-lines screens of the DM42/41X/C43...

I may find the courage to sell them but it is hard.

The only pre-Voyager calculator I own is a 97. It was also the most expensive to purchase, but I was luckily able to go to the seller's house and play with it for an afternoon before parting with my hard-earned cash. The UK market is a smidgen of the US market and now with Brexit, the Continental Europe market has now become far less attractive too. So locating a 97 in prime condition again will be a very tough ask.

I'm all about HP emulators making the most of modern platforms, but I'll never succumb to the temptation of selling my 97.

One of the few calculators I sold was my original 48GX, and I regretted selling it as soon as the courier took it out of my hands. I had to wait a long time to find one on the UK market at the right price (sub £100), and luckily got one with both 1meg and 128k cards as part of the bargain. The 128k card stopped working (not battery related) and I then had a long wait for RetroTronik to produce their second run of cards to get a new 128k card. Huzzah, on that front.

Even if they ever manage to make a wonderful version of a 48 series on SwissMicros hardware (and I'll be at the front of the queue if they do), I'll never part with my 48/50 hardware either. I've got a 49+ I might sell, but I'll be guilty as hell as it's a second gen 49+ with a "not terrible" keyboard, but it's still far less than ideal.

Moral of the story, you've got two 97s. Maybe sell one, but both will leave you with an itch you'll find extremely hard to scratch.