The WP 43s: Is it dead?

[Paul Dale]

Pointless might have been a bit strong. Almost pointless then


The 34S was designed around the limitations of the 30b's hardware. The limited screen resolution is baked into the firmware. It would take more than a little effort to gainfully use the DM42's screen -- this effort would be more than a halfway step to the 43S. The DM42 has an extra row of keys, redesigning the layout to use these would be another major piece of work -- nice consistent layouts are difficult.

The possibility of a 36S being such a step was mooted but the extra effort to go the whole way to the 43S didn't make it seem worthwhile.


Pauli