HP 17bII+ Silver solver

[Don Shepherd]

(09-14-2018 09:20 PM)pinkman Wrote:  I'm not disappointed, as the solver is a really interesting and useful feature of the calculator, but I'm just surprised not having found more working cases of iterations, or a clear understanding of how the solver works.

Thibault, when Kinpo built the 17bii+ calculator years ago (both the gold one and the silver one), they basically goofed the solver implementation. This has been discussed at length in the HPMuseum forum. The solvers on the 17b and 17bii work fine, just as you would expect them to. If you plan on making significant use of the solver and its incredible capabilities, forget the + and get an original 17b or 17bii. You won't be sorry.

Also, get the manual (it's on the Museum DVD) Technical Applications for the HP-27s and HP-19b. It applies to the 17b as well.

The Sigma function also works fine on the 17b and 17bii.