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[John Garza (3665)]

(01-30-2024 10:24 PM)Peter Klein Wrote:  Then there's the most vexing issue with all the earlier calculators--the lack of ability to save and load programs from a computer. Let's say you have several medium to large-sized programs that you use regularly. They either won't all fit in memory, or they interfere with each other. The only way to change from one program to another is to erase Program A and key in Program B.

Back when HP introduced Continuous Memory with the 25C, they said it was for those who use only a few programs repeatedly. It still holds true. It's really not for 'serious programming'. Contrast that with the mag card programmables where you could build a personal library of hundreds of programs and load one in 2 seconds or so.

Read/Write with a PC is a nice feature, but if I have to carry around a laptop, why do I need a calculator? It's a nice feature for documenting/archiving programs though.

-J