DM32

[DrewNicholson]

(05-26-2022 05:33 AM)rexbinary Wrote:  If I purchase a 32 it will be a DM32 as I don't like the displays on the pioneer series at all.

I have found the opposite. I had a 27s and 22s and I found myself not able to resist an exceedingly cheap 10b as baby's next chew toy. Then I found myself jonesing for a 20s.

I simply love clicky buttons and looking at the UI implied by the keyboard function layout.

The first thing I ever did with HP calculators (before I owned one) was try to come up with a more functional keyboard layout. That was either for the 65 or 67, I cannot recall which.

I want a 300s+ for this reason only.

Design problems that attempt to optimize limited resources against use cases are far more interesting than unlimited. I'm (finally) learning the 48SX and then will study how HP changed it for the 48GX. You *know* a lot of thought went into this area. Both SM and the 34S developers are obviously familiar with this concept.

Just fun little bits of information to occupy my thinking. I'm sure there must be some design logic behind the casios and sharps, but no clicky buttons. Plus they just look like they are trying to organize similar functions together. I feel like there is a higher level organization to the 34S when I look at the keyboard, just waiting for me to "get it", like a fun puzzle.

HP calculators are a total experience :-) Maybe not a spiritual experience, but I do feel they are uplifting my soul as opposed to lesser tools.