DB48X: HP48-like RPL implementation for DM42

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(10-26-2023 05:48 PM)Hans S. Wrote:  Here - with the Swiss-Micros calculators - is a very big problem for me personally. There are too many shortcomings for the machines to be fun. I confess that the DM 42 S was my entry into the HP world. It was followed by DM 10L, DM 11L, DM 15 L, DM 41L. Nowadays I wouldn't buy any Swiss-Micros calculator no more. The DM 10L had the well-known problem with spots on the display. Of course, the oven method didn't work. So it was given to the electronic scrap. In the meantime I have many HP originals, and with this experience My Swiss-Micros models are nightmarish. Keys that are so hard to press that you are tempted to pick up a hammer, the constant fear that something is not working properly or will fall off soon, and last but not least the horrible tactile feeling when touching them, especially bad with the DM 42 S; the centre of gravity is completely different to the HP-original, somehow it is a brick, where with the original the weight, surface texture and the response behaviour of the key are the cause of everlasting joy. The Frankenstein creations lie untouched in a box, actually I should throw them all away too. The broken money counts for nothing compared to the constant annoyance.

I only have the DM32 and DM42, and I find them to be remarkably high quality, both from a software and hardware point of view. The keyboard is not as good as the HP48, but it's better than almost all other calculators I have (with the exception of the HP15C). Also, the DM42 calculator is much smaller, with a much better screen, and it both much lighter and more sturdy (metal instead of plastic). That makes the experience really good (from my point of view).

How much would you resell your SwissMicros calculators for? I'm especially interested in the DM41L, which last I checked (2 min ago) was out of stock on SwissMicros web site. Please contact me in a private message.