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HP42S / DM42 manual? - dfnr2 - 02-16-2018 11:01 PM
Hi Just got my long-awaited DM42 from SwissMicros, and am thrilled with it. Excellent build quality, great key feel. A great modern update. I can see ordering a couple more for the lab.
I found the Alternative HP-42S / Free42 Manual by Thomas Okken, which is great. I also know the calculator contains a copy of the manual in the help system.
However, there's nothing like printed paper manuals sometimes. Has anyone ever produced a printed version of the Alternative Manual, preferably in the smaller form factor typical of HP manuals?
Thanks,
Dave
RE: HP42S / DM42 manual? - 4ster - 02-17-2018 03:56 AM
Would using the Adobe reader to print the manual in booklet format be helpful? I just tried that and the type is small but still readable. Working with a smaller document to get the hang of printing both sides in booklet format would be advisable. Not being used to using the reader to print I managed to print the whole document on on side only.
Note that the license for the document is for personal use only.
RE: HP42S / DM42 manual? - Gerson W. Barbosa - 02-17-2018 05:25 AM
(02-16-2018 11:01 PM)dfnr2 Wrote: .
I found the Alternative HP-42S / Free42 Manual by Thomas Okken, which is great. I also know the calculator contains a copy of the manual in the help system.
Actually the author of An Alternative HP-42S/Free42 Manual is José Lauro Strapasson (with contributions by Russ Jones). Thomas Okken is the author of Free42 : An HP-42S Calculator Simulator.
Gerson.
RE: HP42S / DM42 manual? - Gerson W. Barbosa - 02-17-2018 10:15 PM
(02-17-2018 08:18 AM)Mike (Stgt) Wrote:(02-17-2018 05:25 AM)Gerson W. Barbosa Wrote: Actually the author of An Alternative HP-42S/Free42 Manual is José Lauro Strapasson (with contributions by Russ Jones).
Nice detail, this Free42 Mnl counts 41 pages -- what looks like a little curtsey towards its ancestor.
When I noticed that detail my thought was “why didn’t the author add an extra page?” BTW, the author lives in my area (Curitiba, Brazil). I remember having talked to him once (about the 42S and the 32SII).
Gerson.