DM15L Review

[dm319]

(10-19-2024 03:23 PM)AnnoyedOne Wrote:  As for the DM15L I have no experience. From what I've read it has a different "feel". The 2-line display is of no interest to me. Since the CE was a limited production run and stock is now low I'd likely go with the DM15L too.

I've always liked the look of those voyagers and two lines will make it much easier to get into RPN. The DM-42L looked really nice.

[AnnoyedOne]

(10-19-2024 06:01 PM)dm319 Wrote:  ...two lines will make it much easier to get into RPN.

I never had any trouble with that. Perhaps because I'd been writing assembler programs for years beforehand so the whole "stack concept" wasn't new to me. Although four levels was a bit limiting

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[rprosperi]

(10-19-2024 03:23 PM)AnnoyedOne Wrote:  As for the DM15L I have no experience. From what I've read it has a different "feel". The 2-line display is of no interest to me. Since the CE was a limited production run and stock is now low I'd likely go with the DM15L too.

At least to me, the chief value of the 2-line display is not also seeing the Y-register, but rather in PGM mode, seeing the opcode in addition to the key-codes makes it far easier/quicker to grasp the program statements, when editing, and especially when using SST. I agree that if you have experience using RPN, it might occasionally be useful to see Y, but this is a secondary benefit.

Seeing the Y register and some other setup mode controls using the 2-line display are nice, and add convenience, but these are leveraged side-effects of having a 2-line LCD available.

[AnnoyedOne]

(10-19-2024 07:48 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  ...but rather in PGM mode, seeing the opcode in addition to the key-codes makes it far easier/quicker to grasp the program statements, when editing, and especially when using SST.

Good point Bob! I might have to reconsider my "cheap bastard" ways

As an aside does anyone know how to get rid of that annoying little guy on your shoulder saying "Buy one. You know that you want to"?

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[DA74254]

(10-20-2024 03:18 PM)AnnoyedOne Wrote:  As an aside does anyone know how to get rid of that annoying little guy on your shoulder saying "Buy one. You know that you want to"?

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He disappears as soon as you hit the buy button ;-)

[gentzel]

(10-20-2024 03:41 PM)DA74254 Wrote:  He disappears as soon as you hit the buy button ;-)

Not in my experience. He just finds a new obsession.

[cdmackay]

(10-20-2024 03:41 PM)DA74254 Wrote:  He disappears as soon as you hit the buy button ;-)

Not in my experience. He then immediately starts saying "you should have got model X, instead".

[vaklaff]

(10-20-2024 03:18 PM)AnnoyedOne Wrote:  As an aside does anyone know how to get rid of that annoying little guy on your shoulder saying "Buy one. You know that you want to"?

Annoying? A wise friend, I’d say!