DM41L bugs and errata?

[Dan Grelinger]

I'm having trouble getting registered on the swissmicros forum, but I am sure it will eventually work its way out.

I was able to search the DM41L bugs posted there, and the ones that I have found are not there. Here they are for those interested, or those who may have seen similar behavior.

1. The T+X function will not do anything with arguments less than a second (less than 0.0001). It is not possible to use this function to fine set the clock to within a tenth of a second, as can be done on the HP-41.

2. Alarms do not 'wake-up' the calculator. If the calc is on, the alarm pops up. If the calc is off, the alarms don't activate until the calc is turned on.

3. The CORRECT function produces a reasonable result for the new Accuracy Factor. But over time, the new Accuracy Factor overcompensates by several orders of magnitude, making the time keeping much, much worse than if no Accuracy Factor is applied.

4. Alpha Scrolling cannot be interrupted. On the HP-41, if a display message is scrolling, the scrolling can be bypassed by pressing a key, in which case the scroll jumps to the end and the calculator will then accept further key presses. The DM41L will continue scrolling with no ability to interrupt it until it finishes the complete scroll.