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RPN
Message #1 Posted by db (martinez, ca.) on 21 Sept 2009, 10:47 p.m.

To whom it may concern; i just updated the Mirror Universe calculator site.

There is a link to Katie's site here with a manual that has split pages- German and English. Kind of a Rosetta Stone of RPN.

There is a new (to me) Japanese RPN here with a link to the Mostek page on Datamath. I really like this one.

      
MOSTEK Calculator IC's
Message #2 Posted by Joerg Woerner on 22 Sept 2009, 9:04 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by db (martinez, ca.)

Dennis,

Thanks for pointing to the other end of the calculator world ;-))

To all:

I am not sure how Dennis found out about my MOSTEK website, because it isn't released yet.

I would appreciate if you could contribute some information about the various Mostek calculator chips, I guess you HP guys know much more about the company than I do ;-))

Thanks in advance.

Regards, Joerg

            
I wonder
Message #3 Posted by Frank Boehm (Germany) on 22 Sept 2009, 11:13 a.m.,
in response to message #2 by Joerg Woerner

what the difference to the MS50xx parts is? Maybe customer samples? (Too many found by me to be samples, I guess...)

            
Re: MOSTEK Calculator IC's
Message #4 Posted by db (martinez, ca.) on 23 Sept 2009, 12:26 a.m.,
in response to message #2 by Joerg Woerner

Joerg; How did i fine your Mostek history site? Nothing is secret on the internet. I'd be careful about that "T.I. using Russian Lolita" page that you're building on Datamath ;-)

I bet you were really pleased when you found all those HP calculators had ROMs made in .... this hurts to say .... Texas.

                  
Re: MOSTEK Calculator IC's
Message #5 Posted by Joerg Woerner on 23 Sept 2009, 8:32 a.m.,
in response to message #4 by db (martinez, ca.)

Dennis,

We knew it all the time - even the HP 35 relies on Texas Instruments' technology ;-))

Regards, Joerg

      
Re: RPN
Message #6 Posted by Michael de Estrada on 22 Sept 2009, 12:21 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by db (martinez, ca.)

Hi Dennis,

Thanks for the updates. I have a link directly tied to your list of calculators with the Mostek ROM >>>>

<Mostek>

There now are six (Privileg, Omron, APF, Corvus, GE, Sanyo). Thanks to your heads up, I found an immaculate Corvus 500, which has become one of my collection favorites. I noticed that only the Omron, GE and Sanyo have a DEG / GRAD switch, so I wonder if this is something implemented in the ROM, but not used on the other three calculators.

Regards,

Michael

Edited: 22 Sept 2009, 4:00 p.m.

            
Re: RPN
Message #7 Posted by db (martinez, ca.) on 22 Sept 2009, 11:59 p.m.,
in response to message #6 by Michael de Estrada

Michael; How'd you do that? Where'd the titles go? Man, just when i thought i had that thing figured out.....

I'll have to dig out the Corvus and look into the grad function, nice calc - worth finding again.

                  
Re: RPN
Message #8 Posted by Michael de Estrada on 24 Sept 2009, 12:03 a.m.,
in response to message #7 by db (martinez, ca.)

Dennis,

How did I do it? Well, I did a filter search on "Omron" and the search result was all the Mostek based calcs. Why it does this I have no idea. Anyway, meanwhile, I watched a Garrett CM-35 just go for $71 on e**y. I wonder if the buyer knows it's RPN.

Michael

                        
Re: RPN
Message #9 Posted by db (martinez, ca.) on 24 Sept 2009, 1:04 a.m.,
in response to message #8 by Michael de Estrada

if he doesn't know now, he will when he trys to use it.

that's a good price for a stylish calc.

      
Rosetta Stone
Message #10 Posted by Joerg Woerner on 22 Sept 2009, 1:10 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by db (martinez, ca.)

Dennis,

For us non-native US speakers:

Do you refer to the stone or company?

Regards, Joerg

            
Re: Rosetta Stone
Message #11 Posted by Walter B on 22 Sept 2009, 2:19 p.m.,
in response to message #10 by Joerg Woerner

Hallo Jörg,

aus dem Kontext sollte klar sein, dass Dennis den Stein meint. Durch paralleles Lesen des inhaltsgleichen Texts über RPN in beiden Sprachen müsste man die einander entsprechenden Worte finden können -- ähnlich wie damals die den Hieroglyphen entsprechenden Worte gefunden wurden, da auch auf dem Stein derselbe Text in einer bekannten und einer (damals noch) unbekannten Sprache steht.

(answer to Joergs question, explaining some background)

HTH,

Walter

Edited: 22 Sept 2009, 2:21 p.m.

                  
Re: Rosetta Stone
Message #12 Posted by Joerg Woerner on 22 Sept 2009, 2:44 p.m.,
in response to message #11 by Walter B

Hallo Walter,

"Nach" dem Oeffnen UND durchblaettern des Dokuments von Katie ist natuerlich alles klar! Vielen Dank fuer den Tip und entschuldige die fehlenden Umlaute.

Gruss aus New York, Joerg

(Short Thank you note to Walter)

                        
Re: Rosetta Stone
Message #13 Posted by Walter B on 22 Sept 2009, 3:54 p.m.,
in response to message #12 by Joerg Woerner

Hallo Jörg,

You're very welcome. BTW, I didn't read the link to Katie's site before posting. Anyway, you hit the nail on its head: I meant #1, 2, 5, and 19 ;)

                  
Re: Rosetta Stone
Message #14 Posted by Joerg Woerner on 22 Sept 2009, 2:54 p.m.,
in response to message #11 by Walter B

Walter,

I love all these three-letter abbreviations but usually look them up. For HTH I found 32 different entries and assume that you meant #1.

To me #30 is far more suitable ;-))

Thanks again and

Best regards, Joerg

#01 HTH Hope This Helps

#02 HTH Hope That Helps

#03 HTH Helix-Turn-Helix (Protein Structure)

#04 HTH High Tech High (California Charter School)

#05 HTH Happy To Help

#06 HTH How the Hell?

#07 HTH Heart To Heart

#08 HTH Head to Head

#09 HTH Hard to Handle

#10 HTH How the Heck

#11 HTH Hand To Hand combat

#12 HTH Highway to Hell (AC/DC album)

#13 HTH High Test Hypochlorite

#14 HTH Hotter Than Hell

#15 HTH High Tail Hall (adult flash game website)

#16 HTH Hilltop Hoods (Australian hip hop group)

#17 HTH Hollywood Tower Hotel (Disney's Tower of Terror)

#18 HTH Have to Hurry (internet chat)

#19 HTH Hoping This Helps

#20 HTH Home Town Hero (band)

#21 HTH Hit the Highway

#22 HTH Haliotis Tuberculata Hemocyanin

#23 HTH Harry the Horse

#24 HTH Hands to Heaven (song by Breathe)

#25 HTH Hjälper Torr Hud

#26 HTH Hand To Heart (I'm being honest)

#27 HTH Highway Traffic Headquarters

#28 HTH Hawthorne, Nevada USA (Airport Code)

#29 HTH Hang Them High

#30 HTH Hell This Hurts

#31 HTH Hill Top Hose (Volunteer Fire Company in Campton, PA

#32 HTH High Tail Hotel (San Francisco, CA)

                        
Re: Rosetta Stone
Message #15 Posted by Howard Owen on 22 Sept 2009, 4:24 p.m.,
in response to message #14 by Joerg Woerner

Having Tasted Heaven (Hell)

Hardy Traveling Hunter

Hasty Though Heartfelt

Holy Thumping Hotcakes!

Hast Thou Heard?

Heavy Thought Helps (Hurts)

These may not have shown up in your Google search, but consider: they probably will tomorrow :)

Regards,
Howard

                              
Re: Rosetta Stone
Message #16 Posted by hecube on 22 Sept 2009, 5:19 p.m.,
in response to message #15 by Howard Owen

Hump thy human?

                        
Re: Rosetta Stone
Message #17 Posted by Mike Morrow on 22 Sept 2009, 6:35 p.m.,
in response to message #14 by Joerg Woerner

Hope This Hurts!

                              
Re: Rosetta Stone
Message #18 Posted by Gerson W. Barbosa on 22 Sept 2009, 9:29 p.m.,
in response to message #17 by Mike Morrow

Has This Helped?

Hate This Help.

Hold That Horse!

            
Re: Rosetta Stone
Message #19 Posted by db (martinez, ca.) on 23 Sept 2009, 12:25 a.m.,
in response to message #10 by Joerg Woerner

Joerg:

Both.

-db

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