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[Vincent Weber]

(05-17-2023 01:04 PM)jonmoore Wrote:  (41 customers who could easily forgive HP for the lack of IO and expansion options in the 42s).

The 42S was originally planned as a 41C successor, but was redefined at latter stage of development as a 15C successor instead, since HP feared it would cannibalise the RPL models. Hence the removal of all I/O and expansion capabilities, save for IR printing.

The 42S was a very adequate 15C successor, doing everything the 15C does in a much more powerful fashion, but 15C users could rightfully feel nostalgic of the legendary HP slanted keys, the two shift keys, the horizontal format, and the very legible display. That's why the 15C is still in demand, and that Maravia is now releasing the 15C CE...

The 32S/32SII line was never meant as a 15C successor, but as a 11C successor, and is also very adequate for that. Same remarks as 15C vs. 42s, though.

The 41C line is the one which never had a proper successor. That would be the 48SX, but this was too bald a departure. Some 41 users embrassed RPL... and some did not, and they did not forgive the lack of I/O in the 42S!