HP-35S Discontinued?

[bbergman]

(02-24-2015 02:27 PM)Tim Wessman Wrote:  Hmm... maybe you start to understand the problem/difficulty in fixing things... :-)

Completely non-documented (at least in anything but sparse chinese) source, non-English tools, extensive regions of assembly using non-standard assembly heavily dependent on non-documented features and registers requiring a close working relationship with the exact chip manufacturer (who doesn't have anyone who understands the chip anymore), no way to flash or change the firmware once flashed, etc

Oh, as a 30+ year career software engineer, I definitely can appreciate the difficulty in fixing legacy code without documentation!

Maybe at some point in the future, HP might consider bringing on a couple of part-time contractors (so they're under NDA and copyright limitations) who have a background in embedded code, and who might be willing to take a shot at addressing the most egregious bugs. Not for monetary benefit or recognition, but just out of love for the product and desire to bring some of the heyday back to a product.

Just a thought.