HP-42S display

[RMollov]

(09-05-2017 05:21 PM)Thomas Okken Wrote:  One difference between the 41C and the 42S is that the latter has a full set of lowercase characters, so with only one shift key, that's 26 keys for nothing but the alphabet, ...
Also: having to press two keys for every letter is cumbersome, sure, but just how often do you have to enter text into a 42S?

And what's the use of lowercase letters? HP41 did just fine with only a few. Still does.
Unlike 41, 42 did not get any further improvements. I can't believe HP abandoned it to come up with 48 as the next great thing after 41. But that's what happens. If Swiss micro 42 gets released as advertised it would be exactly what 42sx would have been back in the day.
That's how I see it...