« BackGraphing Scientific Calculator Based on the ESP32github.comSubmitted by uticus 4 days ago
  • orphea 14 hours ago

    The site is broken, "Read the manifesto" and "View specs" links don't work.

      THE MOAT
  100% OPEN
  Open Source
  Hardware and software that belongs to everyone.
    And misleading.

    Also, what's up with all the junk in readme? The project structure, random stats, tables. How bloating readme should help?

    upd: Okay, there is a tiny disclaimer that the project is vibe-coded.

    https://github.com/El-EnderJ/NeoCalculator/blob/a7712be5c460...

    • Karliss 11 hours ago

      The licensing information is very conflicting

      > Hardware and software that belongs to everyone. Waiting to be OSHWA certifie

      > Hardware & Industrial Design All rights reserved. The hardware design, including but not limited to Are proprietary and the intellectual property of Juan Ramón. No commercial use or reproduction of the hardware is permitted without express authorization.

      Same for software, the comparison table says MIT, other parts say GPL v3.

      Also the whole concept of exam mode which is in any way effective seems contradictory with GPLv3. Any hardware means which would limit the ability to use modified version of software would violate GPLv3.

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      • seanhunter 7 hours ago

        If you want a serious OSS calculator, a great choice is the Free42 project by Thomas Okken, which is a GPL-licensed project that is entirely compatible with the HP-42.

        https://thomasokken.com/free42/

        Not really a graphing calculator (although you can plot a bit) but is a proper old-school rpn scientific calculator with programming, numerical integration and solver, amazing complex number support etc, and has stood the test of time. All the things you would expect if you've used an HP-42 or similar.

        • NetMageSCW 4 hours ago

          And you can get hardware that runs Free42 from Swiss Micros (DM42).

        • ramon156 14 hours ago

          The first thing I noticed in the repo is a next config, which I couldn't fathom. I then realized this is the "marketing website" for the project.

          Deploying a neo-vibey website for a calculator is a wild choice. On top of that, the first things (the buttons) dont work.

          This does not spark the vibe I want. You either go full hacker-mode (and end up with a relatively nerdy website that is more about technicals and less about marketing), or you go full-on stakeholder-mode (you prioritize that your product is going to completely smash your competitor, making stakeholders feel FOMO).

          I don't get it. At all.

          • mistercow 13 hours ago

            I'm pretty sure they just vibe coded the site in half an hour on a lark. High gloss without any real direction or intent behind it is the new "vanilla html page with no CSS file", or maybe less charitably, the new clip art.

            And that's fine, right? Like people can do what they want. We're just going to get used to it.

            • altmanaltman 14 hours ago

              Even if we ignore that, having text like "Scroll to Deconstruct Architecture" and "Join the Resistance" on a calculator app is cringe

            • tosh 12 hours ago

              The photos in the readme are great but the files are huge, 3-5mb+ per file (in case anyone here is on limited data).

              • K0balt 12 hours ago

                I wonder it this could be easily ported to the TTGO esp32 deck? It’s fairly mature and a nice form factor.

                • dvh 15 hours ago

                  "Construccion" link is broken. And where is schematic?