SwissMicros: May 2021 Update

[@1962recon]

Some of us old guys are so used to RPN that is very difficult to use anything else. I'm glad somebody is still making RPN calculators.

[@DrBerkantAtay]

Towards the midst of the video, I thought you'd say "we're closing the Swissmicros", and my heart was about to burst. Very glad to hear that, from now on, you're a full time M. Steinmann of Swissmicros. This is great news. Make sure, we'll buy whatever the new project is, but please keep in mind that we're still looking forward to hear something about the 48-50. Keep the good work. 👍

[@peteb2]

I have been the proud owner of my DM42 i purchased from you guys some years ago after i saw the video by Dave Jones (EEV blog). It has been a piece of joy to use in my electronics work! The greatest thing too is that although i struggled as a young student with math & now not far from retirement age i find i'm now completely enamored by it. I actually enjoy taxing my brain with some complex stuff & my DM42 always near me...

[@christophe3d]

Happy owner of a DM42, where I’m developing an HP48 style RPL firmware (db48x). Good hardware, good firmware, free software development. Go SwissMicros.

[@7alken]

hi, so there is some SDK to develop directly on DM42 hw?

[@davidschmidt8553]

Wonderful calculators from a wonderful company. I hope that someday we'll see a "DM48" homage to the HP-48GX!

[@bebrunner]

I have been using HP calculators for many years and am so happy to own a DM15L and a DM41L. Recommending them to every HP RPN calculator lover.

[@tylerljohnson]

Looking forward to SwssMicros products, the entry level RPN sounds perfect for many of us. Communications like this a great & much appreciated.

[@NeonSonOfXenon]

I've been a fan of y'all's for over a decade now, got the DM16L, DM15L, and DM15. Y'all's calculators helped me complete my degree, and I plan on getting legal DM42 soon. Thanks for all y'all's work, and here's to many more awesome products

[@oml352]

I just found SwissMicros by accident, and I have to say that I'm very happy I did. I'm a huge fan of the HP-41c, but unfortunately my unit, that I bought in 1981, died a while ago and I deeply miss it. I use some Emulators on iPad and iPhone, but it's far from being as good. I saw the DM41X, and I placed an order within a couple of minutes. Hopefully it will arrive soon, I'm so waiting for it. Greetings from Luxembourg...

[@EJEuth]

Michael, after the p4ndem1cs, I will be the owner of my first DM (David & Michael) rpn calculator - Hurrah! Cheers! I chose DM42 as my first one, but I plan buying other models in a near future. For me, an intermediate step was deciding which DM to buy in 2023, as DM42 had a serious contender, DM41X, both outstanding machines, not counting the DM41L and DM15 as smaller-sized sister machines. We understand that many challenges occur in SwissMicros projects, but backlog and forums have witnessed your commitment and passion to solve them all and continue to “raise the bar” for quality, performance and options. Thank you Michael and David!

[@kakugan]

I have several of your calculators. they are GREAT! can't recommend them highly enough.

[@Cynthia_Cantrell]

You guys do great work! I hope you keep it up for many years!!

[@TN-qr1cm]

over 95% of the comments here asking for something in the line of 48G/50G series

[@telegraph_hill]

great update, thanks. i have and very much enjoy the dm16, dm42 amd the dm41x. all are well constructed and perform well. i look forward to your next offering! thank you for your contributions to the greater calculator / RPN enthusiast community!

[@radio655]

Terrific equipment! I have the DM15L and looooove it! You are a hero Michael for bringing back these great devices.

[@briandsteel6711]

I was in Paris two days ago, at a symposium marking the 50th anniversary of the programming language, "PROLOG", one widely used. commercial version of which I am the designer and author. Strangely, in a break-out session over coffee, I found myself talking not about PROLOG, but about the HP-41C. Before I got into PROLOG and AI, I learnt my first programming skills on my beloved, but sadly long-gone (stolen) HP-41C with its three extra memory modules and the time module. Sure, I how have an emulator on my iPhone and iPad, but I miss the physical interface to the wonderful world of RPN. So I went on the web to look around - and stumbled upon the DM42, and then the DM41X. Excited? Boy YES! I hope to become a customer for at least one, if not both, of these, anytime soon!

[@AntonioCavicchioni]

I wish your company the best success. I dream of a new HP50g.

[@N269]

Well, I'm hooked! If your new project(s) is(are) an indication of existing projects, you will have a winner. It'd be nice if your existing customers (followers, fans, groupies, nerds, calculator junkies etc) continue to support your efforts. I only have a DM42 at present, 41X on the way. Thank you and your SM Group. It's rare to find quality nowadays, but every now and then you do find that diamond in the rough. Best regards and may SM have every success moving forward.

[@buckjas]

I’m a big fan of you guys and look forward to seeing what is coming!

[@outofahat9363]

Now that it is your full time job I can't wait what you have in the future. I would love i redesign of the dm15l model with the same quality and power of the newer dm42/41x. Also Saturn emulation? Now you are really teasing! A 48/50 replica with that beautiful new screen that would be really something! Anyway keep up the great work 👍

[@jean-pierrebuttet9438]

I just received my DM42. I have to say that this calculator is a beautiful masterpiece of engineering that works very well and a joy to use. Thank you.

[@baconsledge]

I have the DM-16 and like it every bit as much as the original HP-16 Programmers Calculator. Better actually as the DM-16 I have is credit card size and fits in a shirt pocket. Battery lasts amazingly long. Thank you SwissMicros!

[@amramjose]

I have an HP50G, for my use the faster processor is the only thing it has over the 48, the keys are poor and the plastic case and display leave a lot to be desired. I look forward to a Swiss Micros graphical calculator one day. In the meantime, I am buying a 42. You guys are great, keep up the good work!

[@mikemullenix6956]

Yes an improved hp50g

[@vincentgoudreault9662]

YES! Can't wait to see what that next model will be after that (hopefully it will have the HP-48 form factor, with a colour screen -- hey, I can dream right?). But whatever it is, it will be meant for *us* engineers and professionals and real calculator afficionado, and forgo the limitations imposed by schools exams. RPN rules!

[@henrikkoberstein]

With the DM-42 and DM-41X they have a great form factor and superior hardware, IMHO competing with the original -41 and -42s themselves. The only thing I miss on my 41X is HP-IL, cassette drive and printer, but that's a small price to pay to be able to save my precious -41s while using an excellent replica which is in many cases even better than the original!

[@CliftonFranklund]

The DM42 is my favorite calculator (I have something like 40). It was the only one worthy of supplanting my HP15C. Looking forward to your new offerings! The DM41X is already burning a hole in my pocket and testing my willpower... must. resist.

[@williamzachary3838]

Well done so far. A calculator with form and function of 28S would be most welcome.

[@WeirdOleHippy]

I am seriously hoping that the new calculator will be as close as possible to the 48. If so, I will be on it like a fly on ...

[@AntonioCavicchioni]

I consider that ALL of the traditional calculator manufacturer forgot the engineers. I am an structural engineer and my Hp50g got damaged. One of the most important characteristic of the hp50g (for me) is the unit management. I will appreciate if Swissmicros could make an hp50g. Engineers do not need SAP calculators. We need advanced calculatos. Thanks!

[@IngoChecker]

Get an old TI-89 for the units. On eBay for ca 20 - 30 bucks.

[@theedspage]

I'm looking forward to what you have next, SwissMicros.

[@Quantalume]

I just received my DM42, and it is absolutely perfect. The keyboard is just as nice as any original HP, and it's very helpful to have that extra row of function keys. It appears that your efforts at continuous improvement have paid off. I don't find any of the issues that plagued the earlier production units. I feel that this calculator is superior to the original 42S in quality and function.

[@berkeleygang1834]

I've been a long-time HP calculator user. From the HP25 days. My latest "upgrade," from the 35S to the Prime G2 was a big mistake. Today's HP is nothing like the HP of years ago, and competing with TI for the educational market just isn't going to work. Longing for the days of something like my old 41C (that died long ago), I took the plunge and got the DM41X. You've snatched the torch from HP's dying hand.

[@douglasp.fieldsjr.3341]

I would hugely love an HP-28/48/49/50 SwissMicros successor. Like the DM42, but with another row of keys, more RAM/ROM/flash and running an HP48GX emulator. (This will join my DM42, DM41L, DM42X, although the 42 is now running WP43S...) Good luck in your full-time SwissMicros life!

[@rasittutgun]

Great news. I am a proud owner of DM42 and can’t wait to see the new developments from SwissMicro.

[@thomashahn1304]

I love your calculators, and am the proud owner of four of them. My favorite is the DM42. Please make a DM48G!!

[@aab-el9bd]

yes we need the 48

[@stickmenwithrayguns]

I ordered the DM42 in march 2022. :-) IMHO HP hasn't been producing great calculators since the 48 series. :/ Keep up the great work. I will most likely buy your "Saturn" Clone when it becomes available.

[@rogera1169]

An HP 48/50 clone please , I would grab two of them right away.

[@StatsGod]

I own several SM calculators, and I simply adore my DM41X; I'm sure whatever you develop next will be great. I cannot wait.

[@beadsbsv]

Brilliant to still have access to good RPN calculators. Not only that, but taken to the next level.

[@samuelschwager]

Coole Sache! Hab schon den DM42 und den DM16L :)

[@perfectman3077]

Keep up the good work.

[@hullinstruments]

Like someone else mentioned below.. the somber tone and the way the video started I was afraid you were announcing retirement. So glad that's not the case and nothing but success and good luck for you in the future!

[@olivier8039]

Michael, i bought a few of your machines a few years ago and i use it every day without any problem (Like my HP33E in the past :)...except one the DM42 who drain the battery in a few hours. But it is very acceptable for me compare to the pleasure to use your machines. So please, continue to improve and i will buy the new models. Olivier

[@crapnameonly]

I had the same problem with my DM42 (s/n 3184), but somewhere along the way, a firmware updated fixed this. I guess that something was not being initialized properly. Try updating your firmware!

[@EJEuth]

P.S.: “DM” was indeed a nice choice as David & Michael, similar to original HP (Hewlett & Packard) or WP (Walter & Pauli). DM that could be our “Definite Machine” for calculations in RPN, while not allowing confusion with American’s MD (Medical Doctor) 😊!

[@wjward8602]

I hope you make some more of the credit card sized calculators. I have been looking for one of these since I first saw one made by Casio back in the 1980s.

[@carloscm1323]

Hey Michael, I cant wait to see that calculator in my basket from swissmicros page and click it to purchase, receive a mail to confirm and wait, checking Everyday my tracking number...and finally program with it (or she)! Kind regards from Yucatán, México.

[@chef1arjunaidi]

Please make an affordable IR printer to partner your fine calculators. and make them backward compatible with HP calculators.

[@vitasam70]

I vote for it

[@FawfulDied]

Or, a USB-IR peripheral so people can get all the stuff off of their HP 28s

[@bobdole57]

I just ordered a swath of models I probably don't need

[@olivier8039]

... i forgot to tell you that for me, the perfect shape was the vertical. My dream is a HP33C even with 49 steps program :)

[@pascalcoole2725]

Actualy, i'm quet satisfied with my DM42. Have a DM15 as well. tried several emulators on my phone but really.. DM42....it does the job.

[@greggv8]

What about a 41 series clone with cartridge slots and support for things like the magnetic storage strips?

[@IdahoTim]

The only thing I don't like is the parts are made in China. It would be great if they could be sourced ABC (Anywhere But China). I know, HP made a lot of their latest Calculators in China too, but I would pay a premium to buy an ABC version.

[@GrahamNicholson56]

You do realise that you are standing on the shoulders of giants, the giants of HP’s world leading calculator division? Of course you do! You’re taking their legacy on into the future in a direction that many of those pioneers would have chosen themselves if they had that choice to make. More power to you and your team - you have one hell of a responsibility to live up to and you’re certainly doing just that!

[@threadripper979]

Standing on their shoulders, or copying their homework?

[@amramjose]

It does not matter, as HP has not made RPN calculators in some time; the 50G and 35S available are all old stock or used. This is a godsend to those of us who are RPN savvy and users.

[@tallswede80]

Hello, Please make the HP 48sx

[@mokopa]

DM-50G PLEASE! I beg you!

[@kktech04]

Hello Michael, are there any news on the Saturn product? cheers!

[@leo.girardi]

No mention of a WP 43s model?

[@G3YTZ]

Any new products on the horizon?

[@carlosbarberis49]

Is there any thoughts on a DM48??

[@G3YTZ]

My trusty HP50g could do a reboot.

[@LeicaM11]

I am very surprised, that the DM41X, with dot display, is not able to plot curves. It has so many modules and functions integrated, but no commands for using the great display😢 Also the mantissa is limited and not equalized to DM42, why? Constraints of copyright? I would like to have an firmware update. Nevertheless I do like my DM41X and appreciate your work and efforts very much!😊

[@swissmicros_calculators]

There is a fundamental difference between the DM41X and the DM42. The DM41X runs the original ROM as an emulation, whereas the DM42 simulates and extends the functionalities of the HP-42S. The DM41X will never have higher precision.

[@carlosbarberis49]

When will the DM32 be available to purchase?

[@giubin]

Take my money… give me the DM50 (I know, license, emulation,…)☺️☺️

[@jefierro]

Haven't been able to contact support at swissmicro email, anyway I can get an alternative for support or warranty assistance?

[@matthiasmartin1975]

Hey Mikey!

[@swissmicros_calculators]

Hey Matthias 👋

[@MarquisDeSang]

The world need's a good calculator more than ever.

[@giubin]

6 month later :)

[@caffeinej2691]

Is there an update of the update? 😅

[@swissmicros_calculators]

Sure, see kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqKuiomXaNF7bMU

[@mikemullenix6956]

Dm50 would be it. Do the emulator thing

[@swissmicros_calculators]

We have tested a 48 ROM on a DM42, but the CPU is way too slow. We'll see what we can do …

[@mikemullenix6956]

@@swissmicros_calculators if you can pull this off, everyone would buy it. Because of the quality upgrades compared to the original hp50g. Hp should have never farmed it out to China .

[@threadripper979]

@@swissmicros_calculators DM48 woohoo!

[@billkillernic]

I think you should focus on decimal precision... everything is a calculator nowadays our pcs our phones etc... so specialize in things a normal everyday calculator (not even a pc if you dont code it your self ) can not give you. Decimal precision is how I learned you exist (and the fact that you dont have it readily available on display "out of the box" on your dm42 is underwhelming) I think a next hit for you would be something like making an "swiss pocket knife" calculator like e.g Ti Nispire II CAS rival but with better precision (the Ti one has only 14 digits of which only 12 can be displayed) And also add which will also be an additional revenue stream for your company e.g add the ability for it to connect with valirous sensors air quality sesnsor rpm sensor sound sensor etc etc etc temperature sensor co2 sensor and so on and so forth so that one could use the graphing capabilities the libraries and the precision of your calculator to do actual experiments

[@veegee24]

Please redesign the terrible keypads. Missed keystrokes is why I do not buy another one of your calculators after by horrible experience with the DM42.

[@robertdick954]

All I have heard about is how great the DM42 is. So l bought one. What crap it is! It won't communicate with a computer because the USB port on the calculator is defective. You know it can't work!! Your support is non existent!

[@swissmicros_calculators]

I'm sorry you are disappointed, but I can't find any e-mail or order under your name. However, most likely the USB port is not defective, because it is needed for loading the initial firmware. Have you tried a different USB cable? Depending on the USB cable, it might be difficult inserting the plug all the way in. For testing, you could remove the back case of the calculator. If you have any question, please contact us via [e-mail]

[@lawyal]

go ahead and make better models than hp. no, i’m not mocking you, but urging you to do it. there’re all sorts of bugs with hp, 12c, 35s and prime v2. hp could be too big to care but you can. go for it.