RPN83P: RPN calculator for TI-83+ TI-84+ inspired by HP-42S

[bxparks]

(11-10-2024 09:39 PM)Liamtoh Resu Wrote:  I am not familiar with the HP-42S. The swissmicros version and the 42S are out of financial reach at this time. I do have the free42 application installed on windows.

Becoming familiar with the HP-42S is probably the best segue to RPN83P. The Free42 app on Android is excellent, almost as good as an actual calculator. I suspect that the iPhone version is just as good.

I can sympathize with the financial constraints. I could not get an HP calculator as a kid. As an adult, I can now afford any calculator I want without blinking too much, but it's hard to let go of the poverty mindset. No SwissMicros for me either. I created RPN83P for people like me. :-)

(11-10-2024 09:39 PM)Liamtoh Resu Wrote:  I don't know if you have any refrences to the hpmuseum forum on your site. It might help
TI users who have little knowledge of the HP "universe".

I link to this very thread in the Feedback and Support section of the top-level README.md. I link to Free42 and the HP-42S manual in the Basic Usage section of the USER_GUIDE.md. I explain that it is beyond the scope of the RPN83P project to teach RPN to new users. I really don't have the bandwidth, but also, there are many other resources and people who have done far better jobs of that.