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Truly sadden by my Prime purchase - status/plans for RPN support?
07-06-2021, 01:32 AM (This post was last modified: 07-06-2021 01:34 AM by Joe Horn.)
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RE: Truly sadden by my Prime purchase - status/plans for RPN support?
(07-05-2021 03:27 PM)kevinwaite Wrote:  ...
I have not studied all of the functionality but for HMS+ and HMS- to be missing is again perplexing and maddening.
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Prime has something even better than HMS+ and HMS-. It performs math directly on HMS-formatted numbers in Home view. You can create HMS-format numbers in several ways in Home view:

(1) Key them directly, using the [ ° ' " ] key, which is accessed by [Shift] [a b/c]. Example: to key in 1°2'3", key 1 [ ° ' " ] 2 [ ° ' " ] 3. A final press of [ ° ' " ] is optional.

(2) Convert a decimal number to HMS format via the →HMS function.

(3) Convert the most recent result (or any highlighted number on the history stack) by simply pressing [ ° ' " ] once. Convert back by pressing it again.

HMS-format numbers can be calculated with directly, without needing any special functions like HMS+. Example in RPN mode: 1°2'3" Enter 4°5'6" + --> 5°7'9".

You can even take square roots of angles (or times), and almost any other math, directly in HMS format, without any need for HMS+ et cetera.

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