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From: ags@seaman.cc.purdue.edu (Dave Seaman)
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Subject: Re: Demos, Surveying programs, and all that...
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Date: 20 Jul 90 19:14:39 GMT
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In article <1990Jul20.052439.23763@csuchico.edu> lorner@cscihp.UUCP (Lance Orner) writes:
>Does HP have some sort of demo program that fits in the 48, to show off a little
>of what it can do?  If not, it might not be a bad idea -- I like showing off
>my calculator, but I don't have an efficient way of doing it.

I have seen such a demo running in a bookstore.  My guess is that it was based
on the multiple equation solver that is a part of the Equation Solver ROM card.
The calculator appeared to be in an endless loop, repeatedly solving equations,
but it could be interrupted by a keystroke.  Such a demo would be easy to
write, since the multiple equation solver can be invoked within a program.

>One of these guys is determined to have a surveying program if he gets a 48 
>(like the program pack that's in the 41).  I know this was one of the more 
>popular program packs for the 41 series, and there must doubtless be something
>like this for the 48.  But casually looking around, I can't find any programs
>like this.

A surveying package for the 48 is available in the form of a ROM card, which I 
have seen advertised in the Educalc catalog.  It is not cheap (it costs 
significantly more than the Equation Solver ROM card, presumably because it is 
aimed at a narrower market).  I don't remember the exact amount.

Dave Seaman
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