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- From: anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
- Subject: Re: HP95 scientific calculator
- Date: 18 Nov 1992 07:28:57 GMT
- Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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- In article <1992Nov18.055852.23273@williams.edu> 93jay@williams.edu (Jonathan Young) writes:
- >I have long been frustrated by the built in calculator on the HP95,
-
- >SO... being partially stupid and in posession of the HP ISV
- >documentation (for an unrelated project) I am going to attempt to
- >write a sysmgr compliant calculator/simple graph application during my
- >next, long awaited stretch of free time.
-
- >Any other suggestions?
-
- Cmcalc and apcalc both on eddie.mit.edu have base conversion, however
- both are integer only. Both are intended for computer math only.
-
- Associative arrays (like awk or perl) so data like a complete periodic
- chart could be be stored and used in the manner of Au(w) for atomic
- weight or Au(d) for density. Perhaps the data could be stored in
- a worksheet with named ranges.
-
- Redefinable keyboard, or keyboard macros. I really hate having to go
- through menus, especially those rotating function key menus. I can't
- even set up a user key that would work consistantly. Menus are okay,
- as long as there is a more direct way to get to a function.
-
- Ability to save a graph to a PCX file for really cool topcards :-).
- There are also at least two draw programs for the 95 that can read PCX
- files.
-
- How about a simple way to squirt data between two machines? Right now
- only Filer and Comm can send or recieve data, and in files only. How
- about an IR pop stack so it ends up on the stack of the other machine?
- It would be a great way for a group of people to work together on the
- same problem.
-
- Some sort of interaction with 123, either able to import/export
- worksheets or even be able to directly get and put values into the
- current 123 worksheet like HPCalc can. I'm thinking of where I'd input
- a long list of figures in either program and be able to dump to a
- worksheet instead of some obscure format that neither program could
- read easily. I think HPCalc has something like this.
-
- Although RPN is nice, I really miss fully algebraic entry. Then entire
- formula would be shown as entered, not evaluated as it's being entered
- like HPCalc does (or make it a seperate mode). Full line editing and
- perhaps a way to save and recall formulas as well.
-
- Although I don't have one, I'm know other people have an HP IR
- printer. Built in support for that would be nice. All there is right
- now is a PrintScreen driver. Maybe a PostScript driver too.
-
- Someone asked just recently how to transfer data from an HP-28 to to
- the 95. The INPRT utility available on the 48 has no counterpart on
- the 95. It would be useful for other HP calculators as well.
-
- Slide rule mode, for people who have habits that die hard :-). Note,
- an old version of the X Window System xcalc did in fact have an analog
- mode that popped up a slide rule, pretty accurate too I hear.
-
- I don't ask for much, only Mathmatica in my pocket :-).
-
- In the meantime there are some shareware MS-DOS scientific calculators
- that I think will work on the 95. Some have source code. One is
- specifically written for the 95. I haven't had time to try them out.
- Anybody who wants more information on them just ask.
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