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Re: HP50 BASIC

2007-05-24 by LanceGary

--- In 50g@yahoogroups.com, "schoobh" <schoobh@...> wrote:
>
> --- In 50g@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. 
Howell" <rhowellelsupremo@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello --
> > Can anyone tell me how to write a program, execute a program, or 
> > operate the HP50g using BASIC? And, what BASIC would that be -- 
> qbasic, 
> > quickbasic, gwbasic, hpbasic ...? HP says in their manuals or 
guides 
> > that the HP50g recognizes BASIC, UserRPL, systemRPL, 
Saturn(assembly) 
> > and ARM(assembly) languages. In the User Guides, Reference 
Manuals, 
> and 
> > Advanced Reference Manuals HP discusses all those languages in 
detail 
> > except BASIC. I sent an E-mail to HP with a similar question. So 
far, 
> > they have not responded Thanks, Dick Howell
> >
> 
> Hello Richard
> Basic is the language used to program the HP 50 when in the 
algebraic 
> mode. Ther seems to be little information on this.
> One place you might look at is www.hpcalc.org. When on the site 
search 
> for and download casmath.zip. Unzip the file and read usflan.pdf. 
It 
> gives example showing the difference between basic in algebraic 
mode 
> and user rpl in rpn mode. Hpe this helps. Herman Schoob
>

Hmm. If you wrote a program in RPN mode would it run correctly in 
algebraic mode? And vice versa?

Lance

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