(49G/50G) Convert meters to feet and inches.

[Bill Zimmerly]

I was a track athlete in High School and College in the late 70's, and still love to watch the sport. However, I'm so used to the feet and inches way of measuring distances, that I never quite "got the hang" of using the metric system. Now, all broadcasts of Track and Field are expressed in meters, and I got tired of all of the keystrokes involved in converting meters to feet and inches.

So what does a programmer do? ... PROGRAM!

Here is my 49G/50G RPL program for converting and displaying meters to feet and inches.



Usage examples:

The high jump was won with a jump of 2.37 meters. Entering 2.37 and pressing the 'm->ftin' (F1) does this:



The shot put was won with a throw of 21.55 meters. Entering 21.55 and pressing the 'm->ftin' (F1) does this: