Re: New HP42s clone almost available

[Ian Finder via cctalk]

On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 12:07 AM, Ed via cctalk 
wrote:

> Good  hear it stood the  test of  time! As an HP  PC  dealer in the 80s
> into early 90s   we ha a calculator   contract with HP also and...
> we  sold the heck out of them!
>
> Is it the only  one of the 10  series  calcs that stayed in  production?
>
> I have a set of the  special demo versions that were mounted on a
> descriptive plaque
> that had been in the PHX HP Corp demo center... when they redid that   they
> knew I
> Hoarded stuff and   sent them over.  For  some of the  10 series that were
> still being used
> we had them on the  display  floor  the others went into the  the suites
> next to the business
> in the historical display.
>
> Ed#
>
>
> In a message dated 4/2/2017 8:50:16 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
>
> On Sun,  2 Apr 2017, Ed via cctalk wrote:
>
> > That is an undertaking  indeed!  I had not seen this   Ed#
> > Someone   said the 12c was still being made?
>
> The 12c never went out of  production.  It has been continuously updated.
> A lot of bankers,  insurance people, etc still rely on them.
>
>
> --
> David  Griffith
> d...@661.org
>
> A: Because it fouls the order in which people  normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> A:  Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing in  e-mail?
>
>
So to necromance this thread, because why not, I got a DM42 beta unit last
month and it is AMAZING.

Even the pre-release hardware is pretty much up to production snuff, and in
my opinion this is the coolest thing SwissMicros has done to date.

I just felt like sending out a quick testimonial now that the thing is
in-hand.

SwissMicros deserves the business; they've come a very long way from the
original cute-but-not-super-useful credit card sized HP Voyager clones to
something as mature and powerful as the DM42.

-- 
   Ian Finder
   (206) 395-MIPS
   ian.fin...@gmail.com

Re: New HP42s clone almost available

[Ed via cctalk]

Good  hear it stood the  test of  time! As an HP  PC  dealer in the 80s 
into early 90s   we ha a calculator   contract with HP also and...
we  sold the heck out of them!
 
Is it the only  one of the 10  series  calcs that stayed in  production?
 
I have a set of the  special demo versions that were mounted on a  
descriptive plaque 
that had been in the PHX HP Corp demo center... when they redid that   they 
knew I
Hoarded stuff and   sent them over.  For  some of the  10 series that were 
still being used
we had them on the  display  floor  the others went into the  the suites 
next to the business
in the historical display.
 
Ed#
 
 
In a message dated 4/2/2017 8:50:16 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:

On Sun,  2 Apr 2017, Ed via cctalk wrote:

> That is an undertaking  indeed!  I had not seen this   Ed#
> Someone   said the 12c was still being made?

The 12c never went out of  production.  It has been continuously updated. 
A lot of bankers,  insurance people, etc still rely on them.


-- 
David  Griffith
d...@661.org

A: Because it fouls the order in which people  normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A:  Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in  e-mail?

Re: New HP42s clone almost available

[David Griffith via cctalk]

On Sun, 2 Apr 2017, Ed via cctalk wrote:


That is an undertaking indeed!  I had not seen this   Ed#
Someone  said the 12c was still being made?


The 12c never went out of production.  It has been continuously updated. 
A lot of bankers, insurance people, etc still rely on them.



--
David Griffith
d...@661.org

A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

Re: New HP42s clone almost available

[Ed via cctalk]

That is an undertaking indeed!  I had not seen this   Ed#
Someone  said the 12c was still being made? 
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/2/2017 9:00:53 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:

A few  months ago I had a prototype of this 42S clone in my hands.
It looked and  felt very promising!
I’ll will buy one when it will be available.
For  those of you who are interested, please follow the discussions on 
hpmuseum.org   forum.

Jurgen

> Am 10.03.2017 um  16:34 schrieb David Griffith via cctalk 
:
>  
> 
> There's a Swiss guy who's made a name for himself by  producing working 
replicas of classic HP calculators.  See  https://www.swissmicros.com/.  I 
recently discovered his post on Youtube  a video showing off an enhanced 
replica of my favorite HP calculator, the  HP42s.  This one is called the DM42. 
 
Here's the video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LK7JotR728
> 
> -- 
> David  Griffith
> d...@661.org
> 
> A: Because it fouls the order  in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad  thing?
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing in  e-mail?

Re: New HP42s clone almost available

[Jürgen Keller via cctalk]

A few months ago I had a prototype of this 42S clone in my hands.
It looked and felt very promising!
I’ll will buy one when it will be available.
For those of you who are interested, please follow the discussions on 
hpmuseum.org  forum.

Jurgen

> Am 10.03.2017 um 16:34 schrieb David Griffith via cctalk 
> :
> 
> 
> There's a Swiss guy who's made a name for himself by producing working 
> replicas of classic HP calculators.  See https://www.swissmicros.com/.  I 
> recently discovered his post on Youtube a video showing off an enhanced 
> replica of my favorite HP calculator, the HP42s.  This one is called the 
> DM42.  Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LK7JotR728
> 
> -- 
> David Griffith
> d...@661.org
> 
> A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

Re: New HP42s clone almost available

[David Griffith via cctalk]

On March 10, 2017 8:59:15 AM PST, Kyle Owen via cctalk  
wrote:
>That looks quite nice. I wonder what the buttons actually feel like;
>that
>seems to be one thing that HP has been generally unable to recreate
>since
>the 42s and 48GX.
>
>Despite keeping my 49g+ in its leather case, one of the buttons managed
>to
>break from carrying it in my backpack years ago. I've never had that
>problem with my 32SII or 48G.
>
>Kyle

I got a 15c clone from him when all he made were the credit card sized calcs.  
It works perfectly, but doesn't feel particularly nice in hand.  I'm very glad 
that he has full-sized ones now.
-- 
David Griffith
d...@661.org

Re: New HP42s clone almost available

[Kyle Owen via cctalk]

That looks quite nice. I wonder what the buttons actually feel like; that
seems to be one thing that HP has been generally unable to recreate since
the 42s and 48GX.

Despite keeping my 49g+ in its leather case, one of the buttons managed to
break from carrying it in my backpack years ago. I've never had that
problem with my 32SII or 48G.

Kyle

New HP42s clone almost available

[David Griffith via cctalk]

There's a Swiss guy who's made a name for himself by producing working 
replicas of classic HP calculators.  See https://www.swissmicros.com/.  I 
recently discovered his post on Youtube a video showing off an enhanced 
replica of my favorite HP calculator, the HP42s.  This one is called the 
DM42.  Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LK7JotR728


--
David Griffith
d...@661.org

A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?