Please "show us the code" Mr./Mrs./Ms. "Ex-PPC Member"! Message #9 Posted by W. Bruce Maguire on 10 Dec 2001, 1:30 p.m., in response to message #8 by Ex-PPC member
Mr./Mrs./Ms. "Ex-PPC Member" wrote:
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If you can't believe it, that's your
choice. Matter of fact, I eased the
conditions. It can be done in as little
as 17 steps, including the final, always
present 17 GTO 00. Excluding it, it's
just 16 steps, which can be reduced to
just 14 if a constant is pre-stored just
once initially. And those 14 steps
include such finesses as auto-detecting
end of input by simply pressing R/S
without inputting any number.
Just to give a numerical example of how the solution program should work in the HP-12C:
Find a root of this classic italian, cubic equation:
x^3 + 2*x^2 + 10*x - 20 = 0
You should take your HP-12C, key in you
17-step (or less) solution program, and
do the following:
f PRGM, 1, R/S, 2, R/S, 10, R/S, 20, CHS, R/S, R/S
and after only 10 seconds, it should
show the root, accurate to 10 digits:
1.368808108
The last R/S without inputting any
number signals the program that all
coefficients have been entered and it
should then proceed to compute the root,
if any. Of course, the solution program
should not be limited to cubics, but it
must work for quartics, quintics, ...,
as well.
If you feel like it, see if you can cope. Else, there's always an HP48 with PRL and PROOT at hand.
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Mr./Mrs./Ms. "Ex-PPC Member":
Once again, I ask, why is it that most
everyone here can share their E-mail
addresses (or at the very least their
names), yet you continue to hide your
identity? It is humorous to me that you
hide your code as well! Many
people--including myself--have asked you
to post different programs for the 12C (code
that you unabashedly bragged about), but
you have never posted
any of your code.
You are an enigma. Sometimes you seem
to write intelligent posts. But when it
comes to coding bravado, you repeatedly
show your true colors. This community
thrives on give-and-take. As I said
before, you seem only interested in
taking. You seem willing to give your
opinion, but nothing of any value. You
ask for code from others. You insult
others' inferior coding capabilities.
But when asked to post
your code, you change
the subject or go "radio silence."
Congratulations on your excellent
display of condescension yet again. You
know, it would have been nice if you had
taken the high road to the comments by
"Rupert (Northern Italy, EU)". Rather,
you started-in with your arrogant claims
of programming superiority. When I read
Rupert's post, I took it that he was
amazed that you could fit such a program
in so little space. Rather than
thanking him for his indirect
compliment about your programming
capabilities and sharing your code with
him, you chose to insult.
"Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil)" asked you to
share your code for the polynomial
roots. Will you do that? If you
remember right, I asked you to share
your "magnificent" code for finding
the trigonometric functions (save one)
for the 12C; you never did.
Your
response to Luiz that he was mistaken--because
you have never shared any of your code
(on that subject)--was pretty funny to
me. It almost sounded like you were
proud of that fact!
I'm assuming that you really have
accomplished the programming feats that
you brag about. For the life of me, I
just can't figure out your motivation to
never share any of your code... I won't
"triple-dog-dare" you to provide the code,
by claiming that it doesn't exist--that
would only provide you a grand
stage for showcasing your
"impossible" programming talents. So, I
will say once again, I
believe that you have
done what you have said.
Please give something back to the
community.
Bruce.
p.s. If you desire, you may reach me at
the E-mail address I have provided
above. I also have provided you--and
everyone else--my full name. Would you
do us that courtesy?
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