Casio fx-50F/fx-50FH programming

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(09-15-2019 01:14 PM)Csaba Tizedes Wrote:  

(09-08-2019 03:16 AM)Dave Britten Wrote:  This is definitely one of the least capable programmables I've seen from Casio; you're better off buying just about any other programmable model they've ever made.

This is true, but as I know, no other company which manufacture programmable scientific model. Many schools there is only one limitation for the applicable calculators: text storage capability not allowed. That is why all the graphing calculators are banned from the exams (in Hungary) and scientific models are accepted. In this case the best is a programmable CASIO. Eg. a 3650P(II) or 50FH. HP35S is also looks good, but that calculator out of the market, but CASIOs are available.

Csaba

Here in Hong Kong we have a restriction where dot-matrix displays are forbidden... The fx-50FH (II) is pretty much the best approved calculator here. It is the only calculator sold here in Hong Kong with programming capabilities and no dot matrix display. Oh and no graphing calculators, of course. Even the Casio fx-MS models are banned for some reason.

By the way, the H in fx-50FH stands with for "Hong Kong", because the exam board here, the HKEAA (who sticks "approved" labels on calculators they approve... Does any other exam board do that?) didn't like the 50F plus' ability to show built-in formulas.

Also, Casio makes another non-graphing programmable calculator, the fx-5800P, which is pretty nice. The programming is certainly better than it is on the fx-50FH though, but not by much.

By the way, how common are fx-50F(H)/fx-3650P IIs outside Hong Kong? Pretty much everyone has one here but I don't see that much demand for a calculator like this other than exam requirements.