HP Prime or HP 50g

[Neve]

(07-12-2018 01:07 PM)JSBach Wrote:  I also know some 70's and 80's manuals:
HP-35, HP-67, HP-41CV, HP-42S, HP-18C, HP28S

They were fantastic - the contents and the "hardware".


Besides the fact that the Prime manuals are in PDF format, they are WAY better than the manual of the Casio fx-991. But they also need to because of the complexity of the Prime.


JSBach

My point exactly.
The issue is not whether the Prime hardware is good; it is. Even though it lacks MAJOR I/O, the raw hardware and power are awesome. However, the OS is light years away from what is expected from HP. But then again it’s not meant for the pros.
I know I keep saying that, but the 41 line is THE reference against which all others are compared. Or the 42s for it’s power. Both the OS and hardware were amazing. Even 30 years after it’s been discontinued, the 41’s are used and well cared for. So will the 50g probably.
When and if HP is capable of doing that again on a more modern and powerful hardware, they would have achieved something awesome and worth spending time with for decades to come.
But I guess they’re not...