HP 30b Programming

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(03-12-2024 09:39 PM)Maximilian Hohmann Wrote:  Hello,

to my deepest shame I must confess that I didn't even know that the HP-30b is programmable. I have two or three, bought with the intention to convert them to WP-34s and WP-31s, but never got beyond browsing through the quick start guide which doesn't mention programmability at all. And there is no "R/S" key either which tells you at first glance. I will need to do some homework and look into the users guide!

Regards
Max

You're not missing much Max and not completely wrong assuming it doesn't. Even after you research it, I suspect you will conclude it isn't programmable, at least in the sense of how any post-2000 machine should be programmable. As Pierre correctly states, it is literally keystroke programmable, like cheap machines from the early 70's, and although a big thank-you to Tim and Cyrille is due for trying to add programmability into these models, for folks like us, it really missed the mark, at least IMHO.