HP Prime - worthy successor to HP-71B ?

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(01-12-2024 02:39 AM)rprosperi Wrote:  [quote='Rolief_Rechner' pid='182847' dateline='1705024216']
Actually no, not the same situation at all, for many reasons:

The 15C already had proof that a re-issue will sell out quickly: the 15C LE !

The 15C had many more years to gather fans, and it's RPN (vs. RPL) so in demand by a much larger audience.

Finally, in the case of the 15c CE, Moravia could repurpose 12C hardware since it's still in production.

For a new kind of 48GX++, with enhancements, it would mean developing the h/w from scratch and basically redeveloping the ROM, nearly from scratch. So, orders of magnitude more investment would be needed, and I don't believe anyone could justify such. Just my opinion though...

I understand it from a hardware perspective, but why would there be a need to redevelop the ROM, since it is already running on the ARM from 50g?