HP30b to WP34s Programming in Melbourne

[Nigel (UK)]

A few more comments: as Pauli says, calc_full.bin comes with quite a few programs already stored in flash memory, whereas calc.bin does not. These programs include matrix.wp34s matrixedit.wp34s vectors.wp34s digamma.wp34s invgamma.wp34s coordinates.wp34s modified-AGM.wp34s elliptic.wp34s TVM.wp34s CSV.wp34s TRIGON.wp34s PF.wp34s.

To decide whether you want them you can look in the library folder in the main code directory. The wp34s assembler code for each program appears there and each file is well documented. If you think you might want them it's probably better to start with them and then to delete those you don't want, especially if you don't have a cable to allow you to transfer them across.

If you are considering the WP34C variant I should point out that the standard WP34S firmware supports complex numbers perfectly well. The point of the WP34C variant is to make using complex numbers more straightforward. The price you pay is the loss of a few rather obscure functions and a decrease in the amount of flash memory available to store programs. You'll also need to look in the documentation folder in the complex branch (/branches/complex_mode/doc) to see how the complex mode works, as this isn't covered in the WP34S documentation.

One feature only available with the WP34C variant is ... entry RPN! (Jaco added this feature to the WP34C code.) It means that pressing ENTER does not copy the x-register to the y-register; the stack only lifts when another number is entered. This isn't standard HP RPN behaviour, but some people like it. If you are one of them, you want the .bin files with "entryRPN" in their names.

You'll find the Windows emulators in /trunk/windows/bin and /branches/complex_mode/windows/bin. In each case copy the whole folder and its contents. The emulators should run fine if you do.

I can recommend Jaco's stickers!

Hope this helps.

Nigel (UK)