50g

--- In 50g@yahoogroups.com, "John Dearing" <JSDearing@...> wrote:
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> 50g TIPS
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> Please submit yours to share!  --John
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* The User Keyboard is your friend.  Third-party libraries freely 
available from www.hpcalc.org further enhance the custom keyboard's 
mode.  For example, I have the UTOOL library configured on the long-
hold units key and USIMP (from the lib) on the long-hold convert 
key.  With USIMP (or similar) on the LH Convert, an unfamiliar SI 
unit explosion gets reduced to standard units.

* Similarly, better object viewers are available, as well as slick 
editors and full command references available at your fingertips!  

* For dynamic verb completion (useful if you program on your 
calculator), install emacs 2.11g and store the extable2 library on 
an SD card.  You will have a complete SysRPL development tool 
available that mostly resides on the SD card, thus sparing your 
memory.

* To enter complex numbers in a different angle mode while in the 
editline (e.g., DEG instead of RAD), begin entry of the complex 
number "(RE," and then press the angle key (Alpha-RS 6, rc.p=84.6) 
to key in an angle.  While here, you can either assign a user key 
assignment (with a TakeOver command--see SysRPL programming guides) 
to change the angle format immediately; OR, press MODE and change 
the angle mode from the dialog box.

* Use compression for large files.  The OT49 library includes a BZ 
compressor (the BZ compressor is also available elsewhere) and other 
useful utilities.  The files can be made to automatically 
decompress, thereby saving memory.

* Get the free programming environment Debug4x from 
www.debug4x.com.  It includes a copy of EMU48 that has a functional 
HP50g emulator for Windows.  Yes, that's right--you can have a 50g 
running on your Windows box.  No more Windows Scientific 
Calculator :)

* Connect your HP50g to your USB port on your computer to save 
battery power when doing your homework :)

* Read the extended manual.  It has a lot of useful information.

* Use your calculator often and practice, practice, practice.

--Scott