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I had NumWorks[1] calculator, which also has Python support. Based on STM32F4 series MCU. Had a decent battery life. Unfortunately it died some time ago, after

I had NumWorks[1] calculator, which also has Python support. Based on STM32F4 series MCU. Had a decent battery life. Unfortunately it died some time ago, after a year of usage, and I have not been able to use it any more. Using quite common Sharp EL-W506XVL[2] on desk and HP-42S clone Free42[3] on the phone/PC nowadays. [1] https://www.numworks.com/ https://www.numworks.com/ [2] http://www.sharp-calculators.com/en/category/6-educational-calculators http://www.sharp-calculators.com/en/category/6-educational-c... [3] https://thomasokken.com/free42/ https://thomasokken.com/free42/

rbanffy 6y ago
This NumWorks is a beautiful piece of hardware. I recently got myself an HP-35s and it's delightful to use a physical calculator after all these years of firing up Python on the shell.
- Ecco 6y ago
  Thanks!
Ecco 6y ago
Hi! NumWorks founder here. First of all thanks for the mention. Also your calculator’s battery dying that early is not normal, I’m very sorry to hear that. We’re doing everything we can to preserve battery life (namely, low charge current, no over-charging, and very low discharge current), and our most pessimistic estimates give us at least 10 years of battery life. If you send us an email at contact@numworks.com I’m pretty sure you would qualify for a free replacement. On a different note, and regarding the original link: we actually were the first to introduce Python on a graphing calculator in 2017. We opted for (and contributed to) MicroPython. Three years later, all of our competitors have copied us :-)
- pjmlp 6y ago
  Congratuallations on achieving a successfull business and helping turn Python into what looks to be the next BASIC.
  - Ecco 6y ago
    Thanks!
    - to11mtm 6y ago
      On a half serious note, is there a python version of snake for the Numworks yet?
yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago
Wait, is the battery not replaceable?
dm319 6y ago
I use free42 on my phone, have been tempted to get DM42 for ages, but not sure I can justify it. It'd be nice to have a little 4 function RPN calculator for my desk that is cheap enough for me to allow it to stay there.

rbanffy 6y ago

This NumWorks is a beautiful piece of hardware. I recently got myself an HP-35s and it's delightful to use a physical calculator after all these years of firing up Python on the shell.

Ecco 6y ago
Thanks!

Ecco 6y ago

Hi! NumWorks founder here. First of all thanks for the mention. Also your calculator’s battery dying that early is not normal, I’m very sorry to hear that. We’re doing everything we can to preserve battery life (namely, low charge current, no over-charging, and very low discharge current), and our most pessimistic estimates give us at least 10 years of battery life. If you send us an email at contact@numworks.com I’m pretty sure you would qualify for a free replacement. On a different note, and regarding the original link: we actually were the first to introduce Python on a graphing calculator in 2017. We opted for (and contributed to) MicroPython. Three years later, all of our competitors have copied us :-)

pjmlp 6y ago
Congratuallations on achieving a successfull business and helping turn Python into what looks to be the next BASIC.
- Ecco 6y ago
  Thanks!
  - to11mtm 6y ago
    On a half serious note, is there a python version of snake for the Numworks yet?

yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago

Wait, is the battery not replaceable?

dm319 6y ago

I use free42 on my phone, have been tempted to get DM42 for ages, but not sure I can justify it. It'd be nice to have a little 4 function RPN calculator for my desk that is cheap enough for me to allow it to stay there.