rob@ireta.wimsey.bc.ca (Rob Prior) (12/22/90)
Has anyone tried to program a PC to run like a 48sx? I mean, using the PC's big screen and a 24-line stack? I would think that it would be do-able, considering the 48sx only has 256K ROM, and a base XT now has 640K. It would be an interesting programming task, to be sure... But it would be nice to be able to do RPN and RPL programming on a PC and test it there too... +--------- | rob@ireta.wimsey.bc.ca | Rob Prior, President, Still Animation Logo Design +----------------------------------------------------------
weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Neil Weisenfeld) (12/23/90)
In article <Hsqku1w163w@ireta.wimsey.bc.ca> rob@ireta.wimsey.bc.ca (Rob Prior) writes: >Has anyone tried to program a PC to run like a 48sx? I mean, using >the PC's big screen and a 24-line stack? I would think that it would >be do-able, considering the 48sx only has 256K ROM, and a base XT now >has 640K. > >It would be an interesting programming task, to be sure... > >But it would be nice to be able to do RPN and RPL programming on a PC >and test it there too... > I know that there is a 42S program available for anonymous FTP from wsmr-simtel20.army.mil. It should be in PD1:<MSDOS.CALCULATOR> and I think that the file name is RPN095.ZIP. Anyway, I've got a copy but haven't had the time to download it and try it out. If its silly, please don't flame me (flame the author) :-). Neil -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Weisenfeld * University of PA -- CSE 1991 * |\ | | | C.E.T.S. Network Support * weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu * | \ | | /\ | Coordinating Consultant * weisen@gynko.circ.upenn.edu * | \| |/ \|
akcs.kevin@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Kevin Jessup) (12/25/90)
Regarding PC's and the 48SX... Any users of MathCAD, MAXSYMA or Mathmatica out there? If so and you have a 48 as well, how often do you use the PC rather than the 48 and or the 48 over the PC?
akcs.joehorn@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Joseph K. Horn) (12/26/90)
Kevin: I use DERIVE on a PC only for multiple precision work. When I need multiple precision programming, I use muLISP. I save the 48SX for things which MUST be done on the run, and will continue to do sa as long as batteries cost more than AC. --Joe Horn--
rob@ireta.wimsey.bc.ca (Rob Prior) (12/26/90)
akcs.kevin@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Kevin Jessup) writes: > Regarding PC's and the 48SX... > > Any users of MathCAD, MAXSYMA or Mathmatica out there? If so and you > have a 48 as well, how often do you use the PC rather than the 48 and > or the 48 over the PC? I use MathCAD and two other programs (called FunctionPlot and Graph3D). I usually use MathCAD when i'm writing up a lab that has tables and graphs in it. I use FunctionPlot for drawing a quick 2D graph when I want it on a big scale and might want a print out if it looks funny at certain points. Graph3D is used for (you guessed it) 3D plots of data, mostly, but some- times I plot equations this way too. Generally i'll go to my 48SX for solver stuff. I don't use it much for graphs (except in exams :) because of the relatively slow speed. +--------- | rob@ireta.wimsey.bc.ca | Rob Prior, President, Still Animation Logo Design +----------------------------------------------------------