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[Gerald H]

(03-25-2015 01:54 AM)toml_12953 Wrote:  I see it has the x^2 bug. If you press 5 then the x² button, it gives a syntax error rather than 25 as the real Prime and Windows emulator do.

Ha, ha! That old chestnut returns.

& the new level of alienation from the operating system invites a whole new level of bugs into the Prime house.

I wanted to quote & praise cutterjohn's brilliant translation of Primese into plain English from

http://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-3317.html

(03-22-2015 11:18 PM)cutterjohn Wrote:  

(03-09-2015 09:50 PM)Marcus von Cube Wrote:  The existing code base. It's not the first time in computer history that new hardware was used to emulate older designs just to preserve the investment in software. (Tandem Computers' NonStop architecture comes to my mind here.)
HP was too fscking cheap--- to do for the 50g what they did for the prime is the TRUE answer which answers why they're where they're at now vs. TI selling 30y old garbage at assinine prices...
Yes and that's a two fold experience: We can see tremendous advantages in performance and usability, but on the other hand, the system leaves a lot to improve on.Doesn't even approach 48xx capabilities and reliability...

fixed it for ya...

It's called what happens when you're running a failing business and further compound that by NOT spending ANY money on it(or spending it foolishly)... evidenced by: HP Prime still a WIP at best... HP the home of alpha(beta?) calculators...