HP-48/49/50 emulation on iOS

[jonmoore]

(09-18-2019 07:13 AM)Steve Simpkin Wrote:  Check out Emu50g. At $8.99 it isn't super cheap but I thought it was as worth it. I just used it the other day to run the sum of three cubes solution for 42

I find it runs reasonably well on latest gen iOS devices but it's development is frozen so I'm sure it will break one of these days (unless some other brave soul picks up development). I compared it's performance to it's Android twin (which utilises the latest 48g emulator core) and it's definitely a little more sluggish in places.

I particularly like using it on a latest gen iPad Mini. The form factor is a little better than with an iPhone 11/12 but it still has enough grunt to work fairly fluidly without the bulk of an iPad Pro.

The one major quirk I've encountered is that you need to slow down your keypad entry to approx 2 clicks per second otherwise its internal buffer is one of those things that can trigger sluggish behaviour.

All that said, for $8.99, I think it's worth it, and it's certainly something I appreciate having access to when I'm not packing my hardware 50g.