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Re: Calculators revisited (TI-86, HP 48gx)
From: Guillaume Lancelin
Date: 2000 Dec 09, 5:52 AM
From: Guillaume Lancelin
Date: 2000 Dec 09, 5:52 AM
I, too, made a short program for my TI-82, but it's a bit like yours: only usable by me... And I still need an almanach and some "pre-calculations" (position of sun, correction of height, etc) before using it. I made it just to avoid typing long expressions (source of fatal syntax errors) each time I want to compute a position. Would you mind to send a quick flowchart of your program so that I can compare, and may be upgrade mine? --- Dan Allenescribi�: > In the 1970s people used to wear t-shirts that said: > > ENTER > EQUALS > > RPN, the language of the HP calculators, is an acquired taste, but once > mastered, one will often choose it over an algebraic. TI makes > algebraic > calculators, > which are fine, (I have several), but I prefer the HP (I have more). > > HP used to publish some excellent Navigation Pacs of software for their > calculators. They got out of that business (sadly) and the Starpath set > of > programs > for TI have recently put HP to shame. What I have done is write my own > HP-48 software to figure out the position of the Sun and make quick work > of > sextant math, but my software is currently only usable by me. I should > polish it off and post it, but who has the time? > > The new HP-49G symbolic machine is impressive, but is not great for > numeric > work. > I highly recommend the HP-48G+ as an excellent navigation machine. I > have > several. > > Dan > ===== Guillaume Lancelin c/ Granate 8, 1�C 41009 Sevilla Spain (+00) 34 626 22 56 29 _______________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Consiga gratis su direcci�n @yahoo.es en http://correo.yahoo.es