43s status

[walter b]

If anything can be learned from the long continuous history of HP's financial calculators, then this: the customers of those calcs appreciate a clean surface of their problem solvers. Technical people can stand significantly more clutter. Thus I think the 43S in its present draft state will appeal to science and tech folks, maybe also to technical managers (still), but hardly to financial people.

And financial functions are well covered by HP. So I don't see much sense in competing with HP on a field I've got little expertise. I've no idea what I'd change on their financial calcs - in fact, I don't really care. Anybody who wants to take the challenge, however, feel free to take it.

And concerning your proposal of a new thread for the 43S: good idea! I will fulfill your wish immediately as soon as I find a prototype in my mailbox.

CETERVM CENSEO: Priority one is getting 43S prototypes for firmware development.

d:-)