Re: Clearing a mistake entry... Message #2 Posted by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil) on 20 Mar 2003, 9:17 a.m., in response to message #1 by joe
Hi;
in the HP12C this is the only way to replace the number in the X-register for a 0.00 and write something else over it. Ohter models have a back-space, or right-arrow, or [<-] key so you can delete last entered digit instead of the complete number. The HP12C and most vintage models do not have it (I think the HP41 was the first HP calculator with the back-space resource...)
Also, you can simply roll the stack contents down, say:
INPUT PRESS DISPLAY
5 [ENTER] 5.00
3 [Rv] 5.00
2 [+] 7.00
In this case, wrong entry is lost when new number in input. And use [x<>y], too. In this case, the wrong entry is not lost, instead it goes to the Y-register.
INPUT PRESS DISPLAY
5 [ENTER] 5.00
3 [x<>y] 5.00
2 [+] 7.00
Hope this helps.
Best regards - Luiz C. Vierb - Brazil
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