HP-41CL

[Johnboy]

(04-05-2024 04:32 AM)Monte Dalrymple Wrote:  

(04-05-2024 03:19 AM)knife31 Wrote:  Does anyone know if they are going to start producing them again or is it a lost cause. I read their site and it didn't look good.
RH

The first 41CL boards went out in 2011. During the intervening time I have shipped about one board per week on average. So about once per year I have to invest in a new batch of 50 boards. It has gotten harder and harder to find a source for some of the components, because several of them are either LTB (last-time-buy) or no longer produced (obsolete). One of the programmable logic devices on the 41CL board just went to this status last month.

Because a batch of 50 boards is a significant investment, I prefer to wait until I have three dozen orders in hand before I start buying components. That's why some people have been waiting for over as year for this batch. Right now there are about 60 people on the waiting list for the current batch. So there are only 10 people potentially on the waiting list for a subsequent batch.

I have done some looking, and it looks like I _should_ be able to find enough components for another batch. But after 13 years I wonder if there are still 50 people who might want a board, and that is what keeps me from committing to another batch.

Monte, what do you need for a commitment ? I noticed in a later post in this stream you didn't want up front payment. So what's needed for a commitment, a deposit ?

Thanks
John