[WP 34S]How to implement an INPUT function

[Paul Dale]

Marcus is correct. We've basically exhausted the command encoding on the 34S. The triple alpha arguments are a bit of a hack that caused a lot more trouble than they originally appeared to. This will be completely redesigned for the 43S. We could add more functions, but each would have to be carefully justified and I can't see how the 35S INPUT function would fit.

The 34S has a plethora of input commands. Want to display a value, an alpha string and wait for user input? We've got commands for that. Even though there is nothing exactly equivalent to the 35S INPUT command, we have sufficient flexibility to implement reasonable input schemes. In fact, I'd even go as far as saying better. The 35S INPUT is fairly restricted -- why a single letter when you can display a proper name?


- Pauli