Sinclair Cambridge Programmable Program Library (more fun with the scanner)

[Valentin Albillo]

(11-30-2019 03:42 PM)Dave Britten Wrote:  I got ahold of a cheap copy of Sinclair's 4-volume program library for the Cambridge Programmable. For those not familiar with it, the Cambridge Programmable is a tiny, underpowered programmable scientific calculator that makes the HP 25 look like a 41CX

Thanks for sharing. The rskey link you include is incredibly unfair to this little marvel, for instance he says:

Quote:Smallness, however, should be no excuse for sloppy design. But what else can explain the incredible inaccuracy of some of this machine's calculations?

Well, this link explains it all and, far from "sloppy", the programming is actually awesome to the max. Read here the true story, fully rcommended reading:

Reverse Engineering the Sinclair Rom

Have a nice weekend.
V.