HP Forum Archive 18

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Happy New Year Message #1 Posted by Matthias Wehrli on 31 Dec 2007, 5:06 p.m. So, in Switzerland we have only 55 minutes to go... I will go to the firework here in Basel with my wife and our friends. I wish you all the best for the new year ... ... and certainly a lot of good deals with me ;) Matthias

Re: Happy New Year Message #2 Posted by Trent Moseley on 31 Dec 2007, 5:35 p.m., in response to message #1 by Matthias Wehrli Same to you! We have over nine hours to go here in California. tm

Happy #7D8h to all Message #3 Posted by Allen on 31 Dec 2007, 9:51 p.m., in response to message #1 by Matthias Wehrli Happy #7D8h to all

Re: Happy #7D8h to all Message #4 Posted by Trent Moseley on 31 Dec 2007, 10:03 p.m., in response to message #3 by Allen Allen- I don,t understand the code. Sorry. tm

Re: Happy #7D8h to all Message #5 Posted by Allen on 31 Dec 2007, 10:25 p.m., in response to message #4 by Trent Moseley hint: "Tonight we're gonna party like it's....#7CFh :)

Re: Happy #7D8h to all Message #6 Posted by Trent Moseley on 31 Dec 2007, 11:00 p.m., in response to message #5 by Allen Allen, Do I need an HP-16C? tm

Re: Happy #7D8h to all Message #7 Posted by Karl Schneider on 31 Dec 2007, 11:20 p.m., in response to message #6 by Trent Moseley Hi, Trent -- Quote: Do I need an HP-16C (to decode "#7D8h")? To enter "#7D8h" exactly as written requires an HP-48/49/50. "#7D8" in HEX mode suffices on an HP-28. On an HP-16C, HP-33s, or any scientific Pioneer-series model except the HP-21S, enter "7D8" in HEX mode. Then, of course, convert to decimal integer. On the HP-35s, "7D8h" is required, but the BASE functionality is a hassle, so I don't enthusiastically recommend using it. But, here's the sequence anyway: [BASE 2] 7 [sqrt] 8 [BASE 6] [BASE 1] "BASE 2" enters HEX mode so that the digits to be entered will not be converted from another mode to hexadecimal upon subsequently entering HEX mode. "sqrt" corresponds to the key for entering hexadecimal D (the third row is the only row providing six keys for hexadecimal A-F). "BASE 6" appends the mandatory "h" code for defining a hexadecimal input. "BASE 1" converts to decimal mode. -- KS Edited: 2 Jan 2008, 2:14 a.m. after one or more responses were posted

Re: Happy #7D8h to all Message #8 Posted by Les Bell on 31 Dec 2007, 11:22 p.m., in response to message #7 by Karl Schneider As an old PDP-8 (and 8080!) programmer, I say: Happy 03730 to everyone! Best, --- Les [http://www.lesbell.com.au]

Re: Happy #7D8h to all Message #9 Posted by Karl Schneider on 31 Dec 2007, 11:42 p.m., in response to message #8 by Les Bell Quote: As an old PDP-8 (and 8080!) programmer, I say: Happy 03730 to everyone! Hi, Les -- We old Sperry/Univac mainframe programmers from the 1980's understand that one, too. -- KS Edited: 1 Jan 2008, 9:33 p.m.

Re: Happy #7D8h to all Message #10 Posted by Gerson W. Barbosa on 1 Jan 2008, 7:27 p.m., in response to message #8 by Les Bell Quote: Happy 03730 to everyone! Palindromic years are interesting, but a tad scarce (...1881, 1991, 2002, 2112...). Happy 31013 to all of you! (*) Gerson. (*) One of these might be handy :-)

Re: Happy #7D8h to all Message #11 Posted by Paul Dale on 1 Jan 2008, 7:44 p.m., in response to message #10 by Gerson W. Barbosa I am at a complete loss to think of the use of such a mode on a calculator. Almost as irrelevant as my never submitted IOCCC entry that included an option for base-9 output. - Pauli

Re: Happy #7D8h to all Message #12 Posted by Gerson W. Barbosa on 1 Jan 2008, 8:04 p.m., in response to message #11 by Paul Dale Quote: I am at a complete loss to think of the use of such a mode on a calculator. Perhaps it would be useful only to the Gumatj people in Australia, who count in quinary :-) Gerson.

ANNVS MMIIX ESSE LAETITIVS OMNIO Message #13 Posted by Jean-Michel on 2 Jan 2008, 7:40 a.m., in response to message #12 by Gerson W. Barbosa Hope the syntax is correct!

Re: ANNVS MMIIX ESSE LAETITIVS OMNIO Message #14 Posted by Allen on 2 Jan 2008, 8:03 a.m., in response to message #13 by Jean-Michel I thought it was MMVIII?

Re: ANNVS MMIIX ESSE LAETITIVS OMNIO Message #15 Posted by Walter B on 2 Jan 2008, 8:23 a.m., in response to message #13 by Jean-Michel Hmmmh. My proposal: VT ANNVS MMVIII OMNIO LAETITIVS SIT :>

Re: ANNVS MMIIX ESSE LAETITIVS OMNIO Message #16 Posted by Gerson W. Barbosa on 2 Jan 2008, 9:43 a.m., in response to message #15 by Walter B Since we are in the mood, shouldn't the year also be corrected to MMDCCLXI AB URBE CONDITA?

Re: ANNVS MMIIX ESSE LAETITIVS OMNIO Message #17 Posted by Trent Moseley on 2 Jan 2008, 3:05 p.m., in response to message #16 by Gerson W. Barbosa The Julian year dosn't start until < decimo nono Kalandas Februarii >. tm

Re: ANNVS MMIIX ESSE LAETITIVS OMNIO Message #18 Posted by Massimo Gnerucci (Italy) on 2 Jan 2008, 9:51 a.m., in response to message #15 by Walter B MMVIII annum novum faustum felicemque omnibus What about this? ;) Massimo

Re: ANNVS MMIIX ESSE LAETITIVS OMNIO Message #19 Posted by Walter B on 2 Jan 2008, 4:22 p.m., in response to message #18 by Massimo Gnerucci (Italy) Advantage Italy ;)

Re: ANNVS MMIIX ESSE LAETITIVS OMNIO Message #20 Posted by Antonio Maschio (Italy) on 4 Jan 2008, 5:41 a.m., in response to message #19 by Walter B Ha! At least one! :-) -- Antonio

Et eternus vita ut HP-LXV ! Message #21 Posted by Etienne Victoria on 2 Jan 2008, 5:39 p.m., in response to message #18 by Massimo Gnerucci (Italy) Et eternus vita ut HP-LXV! Non tantum sed etiam HP-LXXX... Dies Mercurii II Januarius MMVIII Et bonne et heureuse année à vous tous et ceux qui vous sont chers! Amicalement Etienne

Re: Et eternus vita ut HP-LXV ! Message #22 Posted by Walter B on 4 Jan 2008, 2:28 a.m., in response to message #21 by Etienne Victoria Bonjour Etienne, always assumed French origins in Latin. But don't show your post to your Latin professeur ;) Amicalement, Walter

Re: Et eternus vita ut HP-LXV ! Message #23 Posted by Etienne Victoria on 4 Jan 2008, 4:26 p.m., in response to message #22 by Walter B Hello Walter, You're fully right: my pseudo-latin is definitely awful ! In french, we call this "latin de cuisine" ie "kitchen latin" which is a way to name a degraded and incorrect latin often used pedantically (such as in my post :-) However my best wishes to all in french should be correct :-) Cheers Etienne

FLOREAT HP-LXV IN ETERNITATE! Message #24 Posted by Walter B on 4 Jan 2008, 5:09 p.m., in response to message #23 by Etienne Victoria Bonsoir Etienne, we call it "Küchenlatein", so we share the same expression in our languages. No wonder, both countries suffered under Roman occupation ;) Amicalement, Walter

Re: FLOREAT HP-LXV IN ETERNITATE! Message #25 Posted by Massimo Gnerucci (Italy) on 4 Jan 2008, 7:02 p.m., in response to message #24 by Walter B Quote: No wonder, both countries suffered under Roman occupation ;) Aaah, those were the days... :-D ;-) Ave atque vale, Massimo

Re: FLOREAT HP-LXV IN ETERNITATE! Message #26 Posted by Walter B on 5 Jan 2008, 4:42 a.m., in response to message #25 by Massimo Gnerucci (Italy) VARVS, VARVS, REDDE LEGIONES! (CAESAR OCTAVIANVS AVGVSTVS, DCCLXII AB VRBE CONDITA) ;) Edited: 6 Jan 2008, 4:41 a.m.

Re: Happy #7D8h to all Message #27 Posted by Ken Shaw on 2 Jan 2008, 2:50 p.m., in response to message #7 by Karl Schneider The base conversions are particularly easy on the HP-27S. From decimal: Key in the number, then [BASE = Shift 4] to get a menu. Pick the soft key for the desired base ([HEX], [OCT], [BIN]), and you're done. To decimal: First choose the starting base from the [BASE] menu. Choosing HEX converts the 6 soft keys to the extra digit keys A-F; this is so much better than the new 35S where the letters could have matched up to the corresponding alpha keys, but don't. Key the number. and [EXIT] takes you out of the menu with the decimal equivalent displayed.

Re: Happy #7D8h to all Message #28 Posted by Karl Schneider on 2 Jan 2008, 10:20 p.m., in response to message #27 by Ken Shaw Ken -- Yes, indeed, base-integer conversions work fundamentally the same way on "any scientific Pioneer-series model except the HP-21S", as I'd alluded. The HP-27S functionality is exactly the same as that of the HP-42S, which shares the same display unit. I agree that the Pioneer implementation is well-conceived and easy to use. Here's a link: http://www.hpmuseum.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/hpmuseum/archv015.cgi?read=77331#77331 -- KS

Re: Happy #7D8h to all Message #29 Posted by Ken Shaw on 3 Jan 2008, 12:32 p.m., in response to message #28 by Karl Schneider Thanks for the link. I read with interest until it degenerated into a semantic argument. It's true that I've been too lazy to RTFM so I didn't know the word size on the Pioneers. One of the main points of that thread for me was that knowing the word size of the machine you're using can be very important. I must search the archives more, too. Obviously a gold mine of useful stuff. - the other KS

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