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Inputting HEX numbers on a 35S Message #1 Posted by Steve Myers on 28 July 2007, 6:41 p.m. Maybe I'm missing something simple here (hope so), but .. How does one prompt for HEX numbers in a program with the 35S? I want to write some programs to try and add some of the functionality of my 16C, but can't get this to work. If I prompt for a number, then try to append BASE 6, I get INVALID DATA. Doesn't matter if I'm in HEX or DEC mode, it still errors. I can't believe that the only way to do this is to have enter the number then BASE 6 everytime I need to work with a HEX number in a program...

Re: Inputting HEX numbers on a 35S Message #2 Posted by Don Shepherd on 28 July 2007, 8:31 p.m., in response to message #1 by Steve Myers Well, I tried it on mine, and you are right! You can't "program" the h, you've got to enter it with the number by using Base 6. Crappy!

Re: Inputting HEX numbers on a 35S Message #3 Posted by Steve Myers on 29 July 2007, 2:14 p.m., in response to message #1 by Steve Myers Well, in the chance that maybe HP does read these forums, I have just one small request. Please release a simulator of the next calculator before releasing the design to China so these problems can be fixed before mass production. I don't think that in doing so HP jeopardizes any sales of its calculators because most all buyers of this type of product are not going to settle for running it on a PC, but people will point out the major flaws like this one in the firmware. BASE problems like this one are deal-breakers for people like me. I know there are going to be quite a few happy used HP sellers on EBay...

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