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Calculator benchmark
08-13-2021, 02:16 PM
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RE: Calculator benchmark
(08-08-2021 05:42 AM)jhallen Wrote:  I've written a silly benchmark for my growing calculator collection- it measures the number of keystrokes necessary to transform a table of numbers through some equations. The results are here:
Calculator Benchmark

Just my 2c: the keystrokes for the Casio fx-cg50 aren't the same as Casio fx-9750GIII (I own the former, not the latter). There is no Shift Setup F2 to switch to line I/O mode (it selects COORD instead) and EXE works differently. Use Shift Prgm and keep the FN menu to enter Prgm symbols. AEXE inserts a newline/carriage return [NL] symbol for the next statement:

Code:
Shift Prgm                      Activate Prgm FN keys
F4 -> Alpha A EXE               Enter: ?->A[NL] (input A)
F4 -> Alpha B EXE               Enter: ?->B[NL] (input B)
Alpha A x^2 + Alpha A -
ln Alpha B F5                   Enter: A^2+A-ln B Triangle   (display first answer)
ln Alpha B x^2                  Enter: ln B^2   (display second answer)

Program: 27 keystrokes. Then EXIT EXIT EXE to run the program.

Execution: all 24 values must be entered (99) each with EXE (24), then another 12 EXE to display the second value, and 12 EXE + 11 EXE to rerun = 158 keystrokes, plus the 3 to exit the editor and run the program. Because there is no loop in the program, execution requires one more EXE after the second display to rerun the program.

Adding a loop:

Code:
Shift Prgm                      Activate Prgm FN keys
F3 F1 1 EXE EXIT                Enter: Lbl 1[NL]
F4 -> Alpha A EXE               Enter: ?->A[NL] (input A)
F4 -> Alpha B EXE               Enter: ?->B[NL] (input B)
Alpha A x^2 + Alpha A -
ln Alpha B F5                   Enter: A^2+A-ln B Triangle   (display first answer)
ln Alpha B x^2                  Enter: ln B^2   (display second answer)
F5                              Enter: Triangle
F3 F2 1                         Enter: Goto 1

Program: 36 keystrokes.

Execution: 147 keystrokes (99+24+24) plus the 3 (EXIT EXIT EXE) to exit the editor and run the program.

Casio fx-CG50: 186 keystrokes.

- Rob

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Calculator benchmark - jhallen - 08-08-2021, 05:42 AM
RE: Calculator benchmark HP-28S - C.Ret - 08-08-2021, 04:46 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - C.Ret - 08-08-2021, 07:26 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - jhallen - 08-08-2021, 08:05 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - OlidaBel - 08-11-2021, 12:40 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - C.Ret - 08-08-2021, 08:25 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - robve - 08-11-2021, 08:15 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - jhallen - 08-08-2021, 09:57 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - C.Ret - 08-12-2021, 04:24 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - robve - 08-12-2021, 09:13 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - robve - 08-12-2021, 11:37 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - Claudio L. - 08-09-2021, 08:14 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - jhallen - 08-11-2021, 04:33 AM
RE: Calculator benchmark - Claudio L. - 08-11-2021, 05:14 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - OlidaBel - 08-11-2021, 09:00 AM
RE: Calculator benchmark - jhallen - 08-11-2021, 01:16 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - OlidaBel - 08-11-2021, 01:33 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - Werner - 08-11-2021, 11:49 AM
RE: Calculator benchmark - jhallen - 08-11-2021, 01:11 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - DavidM - 08-12-2021, 01:42 AM
RE: Calculator benchmark - robve - 08-13-2021 02:16 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - jhallen - 08-20-2021, 03:34 AM
RE: Calculator benchmark - robve - 08-20-2021, 02:49 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - robve - 08-20-2021, 06:12 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - jhallen - 08-20-2021, 08:26 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - robve - 08-13-2021, 09:10 PM
RE: Calculator benchmark - C.Ret - 08-15-2021, 01:13 PM
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