What would your ideal HP calc look like now?

[colinh]

(03-24-2014 08:15 PM)walter b Wrote:  Please note the pictures in my previous post were and are nothing more than just painted dreams (I had hoped the term 'vapourworx' being a sufficient hint). The respective model numbers had a meaning at the indicated time of publication - they are not, however, linked to any current project. Especially the 43S of 2009 is a very early antecessor of what we pursue with our present 43S project.

'Vapourworx' would have been clear, but for the fact that you've demonstrated that you can actually complete a project (namely, the 34S). Therefore I felt justified in considering these images as design studies / brainstormings.

I didn't know that there is a *real* 43S project coming along - and how far it's already got!

Quote:When I wrote about 'layouting', that requires having at least a calculator model of definite size, a fixed matrix of keys, and a display we know. Given those basic data, we can design a keyboard layout (sic!) - the user interface of the future calculator. The software design can be begun as soon as the electrical hardware is at least sufficiently known.

Yup, got it. But of course, the hardware design was only able to begin once the software/UI design was sufficiently known too :-)

Quote:Hope this explains what may have been left unclear. Else continue asking (and please (!) use <Quote> so the forum software can put your post at the right place in the thread - else it may be hard to determine what you are referring to).

All clear. I've read lots of posts by you and Pauli (and everyone else) in the meantime. It's fun to read. Looks like it's probably too late to make hardware suggestions - still, there's always the next project :-)