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HP-29C: 98 Program Steps, So, why not an even 100?
08-27-2019, 11:18 PM
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Counting steps is never equivalent
(08-26-2019 07:21 PM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  ... the SR-56 had a 100 step program memory, why was the 29C program memory 98 steps?
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The HP programming model was more efficient due to RPN and merging steps. e.g. STO 0 on an HP was one step vs. two steps for the TI model.
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