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[LinusSch]

(06-04-2022 08:50 AM)Thomas Okken Wrote:  Not really. Plus42 is perfectly usable with 8 rows, or even the original HP-42S 7-row layout.

Of course it's nicer to have the additional rows, that's why I added them, but leaving them off is nothing like removing one or two rows from the HP-48/49/50 keyboards.

I stand corrected and pleasantly surprised

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Quote:But what some people don't get is that finding instructions deep into menus is very annoying when calculating AND programming. For example X=0? or X<Y? need something like 5 key strokes to get them, ISG/DSE 3 keystrokes...

That's a very broad assumption you're making there. The reason I don't use my 32s ii very often is that I find the physical interface and the interaction modality it enforces far too busy. The problem is compounded by the fact that I regularly hop between various calculators in my collection.

If one's using the 32s ii as their solus calculator, the lack of menu diving becomes a significant asset, but I'm not using the 32s (sic) as my solus calculator, and on that basis, each time I return to it, the busy faceplate brings on a mild form of dyscalculia!

Different strokes for different folks. Some of us don't want to deal with menus, some of us don't want to deal with busy faceplates, each of those being exacerbated when not using it as main or single calculator.

Sometimes I wish for a simple calculator, that would let me find all the functions it has real quickly. The 32s ii doesn't quite fit the bill, but it gets much closer than the 50g, without feeling limited unless I want units or custom menus or graphing or vectors.