newRPL - build 1255 released! [updated to 1299]

[Martin Hepperle]

Out of curiosity I bought a Hp 39gs and flashed newRPL into the device (I did not want to destroy my HP 50g).

The first visual thing I noticed was that the display contrast for the menu key letters was weak and seemed to flicker a bit (grayscale). I adjusted with ON +/- but it is not perfect - a true black and white design might look better (but this is maybe a matter of taste).

Concerning the keyboard layout: I assume that the HP50g layout is the father of the keyboard and the HP 39gs has a rather different layout.
I am thinking of creating an overlay template, laminating it and cutting the key holes with a knife to make a usable overlay.

Has someone already done this (created a keyboard overlay?)

Otherwise, after reading through the Wiki documentation I am very much impressed by the number of the functions and the speed of execution - a great project and great work!


Thank you, Claudio,

Martin