HP-35S Bug List Bug?

[MarkHaysHarris777]

(03-12-2015 12:40 PM)toml_12953 Wrote:  Are there different versions of the 35S ROM? I preordered mine so I got a very early model.

No. The ROM has not been changed; it doesn't appear that its going to be changed either... and apparently is out of the hands of HP. They are under some contractual agreement with Kinpo Taiwan which forbids it.

The important nuance here is how to 'avoid' the quirks on the bug-list for the 35s. All of them are easily avoided, or worked around. In the case of this 'bug' DO NOT use an equation to 'prompt' in a program. If you do, deliberately use an R/S or PSE in your program after the prompt. But, better still, avoid the entire issue by staying away from the EQN system... what I call 'the dream within a dream'... or if you like, the nightmare within a dream (bad calculator within a good calculator). Also, avoid putting your 35s into a never-ending loop. This is good practice in general, but will save you headaches on any 8 bit system with the 6502 or 6510 processor core under the covers, like the HP35s.

Cheers,
marcus