Re:Free42: An HP-42S Calculator Simulator (2005)
by nullc on Sunday September 22, 2019 @08:20PM
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Another +1 for the DM42 here. It's a great calculator and very nicely built.
It uses a transflexive memory LCD display, kind of similar to eink, which is a pretty good match to the application, batteries last forever, and the software is very good.
It compares very favorably to the HP-35s (and the WP34s) I was using prior to it.
Re:Free42: An HP-42S Calculator Simulator (2005)
by goatinaboat on Sunday September 22, 2019 @05:04PM
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It’s a beautiful machine, superb build quality, as good as genuine HP pre-Fiorina. If anyone is considering one, you will not be disappointed.
Re:Free42: An HP-42S Calculator Simulator (2005)
by tass on Sunday September 22, 2019 @06:28PM
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I bought the DM15L only a couple of months before the 42 was released and it's built really well.
I don't have the HP to compare the button feel to so it may not be exact (and there are differences in looks) but it's nicer than any other calculator I've seen available to buy today.
Re:Free42: An HP-42S Calculator Simulator (2005)
by goatinaboat on Monday September 23, 2019 @01:19AM
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There’s less travel in the Swissmicros keyswitches, that’s the main difference. But it’s still massively more tactile than a touchscreen.
https://www.swissmicros.com/dm42.php