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Hello,
I just bought an HP 35s. The stack seems to be behaving oddly, and I'm not
sure if it's operator error or a bad calculator.
The stack seems to be double-entering my numbers. For instance, 1 <enter> 2
<enter> produces a stack of 2 - 2 - 1. Entering 1 <enter> 2 <enter> 3
<enter> 4 <enter> produces a stack of 4 - 4 - 3 -2, not 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 as I
would have expected.
Am I just doing something wrong?
D
> Am I just doing something wrong?
RPL is not RPN. When you type a number, it is entered directly on the
stack. This means 2 (is already on the stack) ENTER (makes a copy).
Take a look at the part of the manual describing RPN operation. You
will need to take a look at it. I do the same thing when switching
back and forth from the 50 to the 35. Takes a few mins before I stop
doing it.
TW
On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 18:50:57 -0800 (PST), TW <timwessman@gmail.com>
wrote:
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>> Am I just doing something wrong?[/color]
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>RPL is not RPN. When you type a number, it is entered directly on the
>stack. This means 2 (is already on the stack) ENTER (makes a copy).
>Take a look at the part of the manual describing RPN operation. You
>will need to take a look at it. I do the same thing when switching
>back and forth from the 50 to the 35. Takes a few mins before I stop
>doing it.
>
>TW[/color]
The HP41C/V/X does the same thing. I have a similar problem when
switching back an forth from the 41 and 48/49/50 series
Harold A. Climer
Dept Of Physics Geology & Astronomy
U.T. Chattanooga
Room 406A Engineering,Math & Computer Sicence Building
615 McCallie Ave.
Chattanooga TN 37403
[email]Harold-Climer@utc.edu[/email]
>>RPL is not RPN. When you type a number, it is entered directly on the[color=blue][color=green]
>>stack. This means 2 (is already on the stack) ENTER (makes a copy).
>>Take a look at the part of the manual describing RPN operation. You
>>will need to take a look at it. I do the same thing when switching
>>back and forth from the 50 to the 35. Takes a few mins before I stop
>>doing it.
>>
>>TW[/color]
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> The HP41C/V/X does the same thing. I have a similar problem when
> switching back an forth from the 41 and 48/49/50 series[/color]
I'm more used to the HP 35/45/65/67 so I have a problem when using
the newer machines! The 35s brings back many happy memories.
Tom Lake
Hey, thanks everyone for the help.
That's exactly what I'm doing -- switching from a 50 to a 35 (I wanted stash
a lighter calc in my backpack). I think I've gotten the hang of it, though
the manual could explain it better (even the full version is kinda vague).
Off to read more of the manual,
D
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> RPL is not RPN. When you type a number, it is entered directly on the
> stack. This means 2 (is already on the stack) ENTER (makes a copy).
> Take a look at the part of the manual describing RPN operation. You
> will need to take a look at it. I do the same thing when switching
> back and forth from the 50 to the 35. Takes a few mins before I stop
> doing it.
>
> TW
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