DB48X Age Verification Notice

The Lunduke Journal An open source calculator firmware system has declared it will not be available in California due to their new “Operating System age verification” law. Seriously. “The DB48X project intends to rebuild and improve the user experience of the HP48 family of calculators.” From the developer: “As a consequence of recent legislative activity in California and Colorado. DB48X is probably an operating system under these laws. However, it does not, cannot and will not implement age verification.” github.com/c3d/db48x/tree... Important notice to residents of California and Colorado As a consequence of recent legislative activity in California and Colorado: • California residents may no longer use DB48x after Jan 1st, 2027. • Colorado residents may no longer use DB48x after Jan 1st, 2028. DB48x is probably an operating system under these laws. However, it does not, cannot and will not implement age verification.

A satirical post shows HP48-style calculators alongside a mock legal notice claiming that the open-source DB48X calculator firmware will be unavailable in California and Colorado because of operating-system age-verification laws. The punchline is that a calculator firmware project is absurdly treated as an operating system subject to the law, while the developer says it cannot and will not implement age verification. It is shared as a reaction to overbroad legislation, tech regulation, and bureaucratic absurdity.

• @gentoomemes / 20161 2026-02-27