Re: New firmware for HP 39gII Message #4 Posted by Nigel J Dowrick on 26 Nov 2013, 1:44 p.m., in response to message #3 by DeboT
The HP-39gii emulator on my computer finds the new firmware when I run the "update" check, so HP are definitely behind this. It handled its installation automatically; I now only have the updated version on my machine.
While there's no sense arguing over matters of taste I can't agree with your characterisation of recent HP calculators. The HP-50g is the pinnacle of the series that started with the HP-48SX. I really liked the HP-33S as well, despite its odd appearance, and the HP-10bii+ is cheap and very neat indeed. The HP-30b is powerful, and repurposed as the WP-34s it is out of this world.
I even like the Prime! I haven't tried programming it, and I haven't connected it to my computer. I've had to reset it three times in the past two weeks using a paperclip and it has recovered instantly each time. It's clear that it's a work in progress but I'm using it far more regularly and with more pleasure than the TI-NSpire which I own (faint praise, I know). My view will change if the bugs aren't fixed, of course . . .
Nigel (UK)
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