Gauging interest in a DM48 or DM50?

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(10-02-2024 08:41 AM)HP67 Wrote:  I thought the 48 ROMs were officially legally fine to use.

If so, I think a hardware clone of a 48GX would sell well, even if we had to flash the ROM upon arrival. I have no idea who all SwissMicro sells to, but if this forum represents the bulk of their market, then clearly, we are all fine with flashing this or that.

I have bought 5 or 6 SwissMicro calcs over the year, I have 3 (I think) and I gave 3 as gifts. They have proven they can deliver a quality product that is worth buying. In some ways (the titanium cases) they outdid HP. I'd like double shot keys on any future model though.

Until now they haven't given me a chance to buy a clone of my favorites (48GX, 50g). If the time comes, I would spend the money. But, it has to be 100% compatible. The I/O on the 48 and 50 is already good enough for me. I'd like a physical card slot like on a real 50g, since the internal memory is sufficient for me and a card only requires power when used.

I would not be interested in a new oddball variant based HP calcs. I think HP really nailed the UI as no other calculator company has done. For me that's part of why I prefer their calcluators over anything else that I have used.

I wonder if you have used DB48X? If so, what makes it "oddball" to you (expect for having to fit on an HP42 keyboard)? This is a community project, so what you don't like can be fixed.

Regarding the UI, yes HP nailed it sometimes, although they had gaffes too (the placement of the ENTER key on the HP50G being a big one). It does not mean that you cannot improve on what they did when you have better hardware. Here is a testimony from this thread.

Linus_Sch post_id=33385 time=1725534360 user_id=5296 Wrote:I've poked a bit at the web version and I've got to say this: the way shifts now create 18-item menu pages in top level menus is a bit of a gamechanger. Moreso than I thought. To me, probably, the largest step forward in calculators since 28s introduced directories to RPL... rivalled only by the screen of the SwissMicros flagships. I think the credit for the 18-item menu pages goes to the WP43 project, but applying it to RPL deserves acknowledgement in its own right. Well done Christophe!