HP 30b codename(s)?

[Tim Wessman]

(05-15-2018 04:55 PM)Gene Wrote:  The 40b would have been a 30b with ability to interface with a PC. It would run code developed for the BEM (byte emulation machine or byte execution machine).

Somewhere, I have programs written to add features to it such as triangle solvers, base conversion, etc.

Sadly, it never saw the light of day. Emulation, yes. Physical, no.

A few units were produced and didn't end up getting scrapped. I think the number ever produced was down in the 10s range though.

You could click a button and send numbers directly to the PC (like in excel), and even treat it as an external keyboard/numberpad.

The idea was that all programming was done on the PC and the USB connection would load the programs/formulas/etc. We were working on an "app store" type thing to allow easy sharing, but it was just too early as HP didn't allow anything like that yet. With the problems of the 20/30b, it ended up getting halted.