This is not meant to take away from all the work and enthusiasm about the WP34s. What if HP joined in the fun this way:
What if HP were to offer something like the 30b in three versions: (1) the HP business professional version, (2) the HP scientific version, and (3) entrepreneur generated special versions, all with catchier marketable names and keyboard overlays. The point being HP recognize - for profit - the same hardware platform be used to satisfy more than one market niche? Might that reduce HP's development cost and garner more features and benefits to the community?
Instead of software modules the entire calculator could be performance tuned for different purposes, e.g., surveying, construction, celestial navigation (kidding). An entrepreneur preferring the key layout of the 12C might put out a version with a re-organized key layout. Schools could maintain a collection of firmwares and overlays for different coursework. The imagination takes flight.
It's almost 4am and my eyes are burning. I've read through a ton of entertaining threads tonight. I love this forum!
Harry
Edited: 4 Oct 2011, 4:18 a.m.