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Are HP 39gII programs HP Prime compatible - Jim Horn - 03-04-2014 08:00 PM
I'm enjoying my HP 39gII. Its programming language appears to be a subset of the Prime's. Is that true? Specifically, would programs I write be of any use to anyone besides other '39gII users?
I know that the Prime programs I've tried have not worked on the '39 but haven't delved into why yet. Obviously, without a CAS, color display, touch screen and so on there have to be differences. But before I delve into finding them myself I wondered if such information is available already.
*Many thanks* indeed to the intrepid developers at HP and the contributors in this forum!
RE: Are HP 39gII programs HP Prime compatible - David Hayden - 03-04-2014 08:06 PM
I believe that the languages are similar, but that no special effort was made to make them completely compatible.
It would be interesting to dig into this and maybe create a guide to porting code between the machines.
Dave
RE: Are HP 39gII programs HP Prime compatible - patrice - 03-04-2014 09:08 PM
(03-04-2014 08:00 PM)Jim Horn Wrote: I'm enjoying my HP 39gII. Its programming language appears to be a subset of the Prime's. Is that true?HP 39GII language is an ancestor of Prime.
there are some little differences, but it is mainly the same language.
RE: Are HP 39gII programs HP Prime compatible - Namir - 03-05-2014 07:03 PM
Programs that do not perform graphics (and do just number crunching) should be very compatible. Graphic program need some editing since the graphics range for X and Y coordinates in the Prime are larger.
Namir
RE: Are HP 39gII programs HP Prime compatible - Jim Horn - 03-06-2014 01:02 AM
Thank you, David, Patrice and Namir!