[34S] Complex numbers

[Paul Dale]

(03-19-2014 08:40 AM)Massimo Gnerucci Wrote:  The touchstone for the 34S was the HP-42S, not the 15C.

It was more the 32S and 32Sii actually We extended the feature set to include many of the 42S functions and many more -- creeping featurism at its best.

There wasn't enough RAM to include a type along with each register. Hence, the indistinguishability of integers and reals when switching modes. Thus, we couldn't do a 42S style typed stack.


Okay, I admit the very first emails between Walter and myself did mention the possibility of a 15C style complex mode but that went away over time.


- Pauli