Re: Qonos...4 years later
- From: timite_h <timiteh@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:59:28 -0800 (PST)
I think that HP is still missing an opportunity with the QONOS.
And yes there haven't been big changes in calculator technology
besides from Casio and TI,however both didn't go as far as they could
have.
Though as the TI-NSpire is a work in progress,it could quickly become
far more powerful than it currently is and could then be improved on a
regular basis.
However it is obvious that the TI-NSpire a students only solution,thus
TI can't go too far because they have to keep the price affordable and
because they certainly don't want to introduce features useless for
their main target.
For a solution targeting both students and engineers such as the
HP50G,HP can go as far as they wish and then release a restricted
version for students and a full version for engineering students and
engineers.
However to even expect to be successful,a true HP50G successor(not an
incremental improvement) has to be a radical improvement compared to
the HP50G and i guess that this what HP is not willing to do.
By radical improvement i mean at least:
From the hardware point of view:
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*A significantly more powerful C.P.U
*A high resolution screen with at least grayscale levels
*Much more built-in RAM and Flash ROM
*Optional Rechargeable battery
*Advanced I/O capabilities with support for external keyboard,screen
or even mouse like devices
From the software point of view:
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*New O.S which is not an emulator of the HP49G
*Lightning fast U.I with eye candy G.U.I
*Both HP48 and HP49 emulators as mere applications running on the new
O.S and faster than the HP50G
*Multitasking
*Extremely advanced 2D and 3D graphing capabilities far more advanced
than everyting which has been implemented on a calculator to date
*XCAS as C.A.S
N.B: Some features could be removed from the student version (Advanced
I/O capabilites,expansion slots,less RAM and less built-in storage
memory) to reduce cost.
What really matters is that the product is much more reactive and more
productive than the HP50G, is not outrageously expensive especially
for student and has capabilities that simply blow away any potential
customer.Outstanding U.I and incredible graphing capabilities are the
easiest way to achieve that.The other more advanced capabilities will
help to sustain the user interest once the initial "wow" effect wear
off.
Though i currently expect much more something like that from Casio or
from TI(for the student market) than from HP.
On 20 jan, 13:04, h_p_48 <h_p...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
4 years, a long time in the tech industrie...
We've seen big changes in technology. A phone is no longer a phone,
look at any 2004 model versus the new iPhone now. Or the "Free your
Phone" project of OpenMoko (http://www.openmoko.org/). But a HP
calculator is still a HP calculator. Ok, the HP 50g has an ok
keyboard now.....But no wow effect. Have we missed an opportunity
with the Qonos project? What do you expect for the future?
.
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