Re: HP-35S..Not so bad Message #3 Posted by Matt Agajanian on 20 Apr 2012, 4:19 p.m., in response to message #1 by Matt Agajanian
Okay, points taken. Yes, for HP to drop the ball on Rect<-->Polar conversions is truly a major step back. BUT, I think there's one here (app) or on HP's website that does decompose the rectangular and polar components. And, as I've posted here (now in the Message Archives section), a 35S program that decomposes Complex Numbers for values in all four quadrants.
Base conversions--yes, for HP to miss that point was quite uncalled for. A computer company messing up on Base Conversion functionality?! What were they thinking?
Menu-based access to certain function sets--HP got it right with the 42S but, how they lost it when designing the 35S beats me. Forgive me, honestly, although inconvenient in keystroke efficiency and hiding much needed functions in menus, not on the keyboard, I have manages to connect and associate in a straightforward line of thinking. Yes, two steps of awkward menu keystrokes ahead but, the functions are logically inside the relevant menu. Still, the 35S keyboard/function key layout should've gone under extensive case studies & redesigns.
Memory expandability--In this day & age of SD, MicroSD, USB, MiniUSB and MicroUSB capability, it honestly befuddles me why calculators (especially programmable) are not automatically equipped with expansion card support and the functionality/language to implement with it.
As for construction, QC & QA protocols & departments are severely lacking in almost every field and I'm shocked that from the company that designed stellar calculators like the 41, 67, 35, 29C and even the original 15Cs, has uncharacteristically gone the way of producing calculators that fall far short of the integrity, quality and legacy of their majestic predecessors.
Edited: 20 Apr 2012, 6:08 p.m. after one or more responses were posted
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