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HP 48GX Sight Reduction Programs
From: Glendon
Date: 2001 Oct 04, 12:27 AM
From: Glendon
Date: 2001 Oct 04, 12:27 AM
Some time back I kicked off a discussion about calculators revisited (TI-86 vs HP 48GX)...I didn't get around to thanking the contributors to that discussion, and I do so now! The discussion helped. I have bought a (s/h) HP 48GX and I'm in the process of learning to use it, and in particular, I'm looking around for programs already developed for sight reduction. http://hpcalc.org/hp48/science/astronomy/ has been the only source I could find. I wonder if people know of other sources? Any comments on the programs at that source..relative merits, etc? Sparcom has a Navpac card for the HP 48GX...fairly expensive...does anyone have it/use it/any comments?? You can see the drift of the discussion I am hoping to kick off....... Perhaps there is scope for an appraisal of these programs...in term of their facilities, ease of use/data input, and their computational accuracy...if no one else has done it, I might..I wonder if there is any interest? Lee Martin
