DM32

[Dave Britten]

(05-12-2022 12:49 PM)Eddie W. Shore Wrote:  Initial thoughts of the DM32:

1. Glad to see the color scheme. My favorite color scheme is the orange/blue instead of green/purple. Personal choice only.

2. How will the labels be handled?
(a) Classic 32S/33S Method: by letter only
(b) 35S Method: Letter plus step number, like A001
(c) Something different: for example, labels up to three/four letters, LBL "AREA", LBL "SPC", etc.

3. I expect USB connectivity. I will be surprised if it doesn't.

4. Will there be any extras? Example: Boolean functions (AND, OR, NOT, XOR).

5. I expect memory to be higher than 32,000 bytes, certainty higher than the original 390. Again, I will be surprised if it doesn't.

6. I expect that I will be purchasing one close to the day DM32 is sold to the public.

#2: I'm definitely curious about this as well. At the very least, I'm assuming there will be a mechanism to swap between RAM images, which could act as an ersatz global label/program area.

#3: Given, since the device will need to support firmware updates.

#4: I hope so! The lack of Boolean operators is one of the biggest shortcomings of the 32SII in my opinion. But if there's lots of RAM, we can at least add this functionality with programs.

#5: No doubt. I'm sure we won't be limited to 384 bytes or whatever. But the way in which it's handled remains to be seen.