From HP 41 to WP 34 S

[BarryMead]

(02-08-2015 12:48 AM)garfy Wrote:  thank you.
can you write here, when the new edition 3.3 of the printed manual will be available ?
and a direct link to buy it when available ?
thank you. when you write it here, i will receive an email automatically..
of course i dream of a french book edition. but does santa exist..
so is there a cable between the wp 34s and the pc, i didnt understand, and if yes, what kind, and How use it.
a simple serial cable ?
and there is a windows xp software to manage that ? you have a link for such software to download ?
i buy this wp34s, because i thought i could tape all my hp41 listings, without any adaptation, exactly like with the hp 42s.. i was wrong ?

and about the HP 35 S, what pouch of old hp models( brown.. ) i can use ? i dont like the new hard case.
does the WP 34 S can use the original hp 41 pouch ? or an other brown pouch ? witch one ?
is the wp 34 s the best rpn calculator
for other questions, friends, dont hesitate, thank you !
merci a tous !

Walter (who wrote the manual) already sent out two batches of the 3.3 manual, and is preparing to make available a "Perfect Bound" version that he can sell in single quantities. (The previous spiral bound version required batches of pre-paid buyers to get the cost down). Now that the bulk of the regulars on this forum have their spiral bound manuals, Walter cannot possibly get enough pre-paid buyers to do another batch of spiral bound manuals, so he is switching to less expensive perfect-bound manuals that can be economically ordered in smaller quanties. When he has this new manual ordering system ready, he will let you know the price and how to order one.
Regarding the serial cable. As shipped from the factory the calculator does not have any serial jack, other than the flash programming hole hidden under the battery cover. Many of us modify our calculators to include a tiny micro-USB jack or a 2.5mm stereo headphone jack. See this posting here to see how to add a 2.5mm headphone jack to your calculator or refer to the manual available here to install a tiny micro-USB board inside your calculator.
If you install the micro-USB board in your calculator then the cable is a standard USB to micro-USB cable. If you install the 2.5mm headphone jack the cable ordering url is included in a spreadsheet in the earlier link about the 2.5mm headphone jack.
To move programs/data to/from your calculator/computer you simply run the wp34s emulator on your computer and send programs or data between the emulated calculator and the real calculator over your chosen serial cable.
I can't answer your questions about how similar the HP41 programs are to the WP34S programs (because I never owned an HP41), but both use standard HP FOCAL language constructs so they should be very similar. The main differences will be that some programs use different "internal library" functions so the keystroke sequences to call the different libraries may look a little different. But all basic math operations using standard operators and common functions will be compatible. Hope this helped, Barry