HP50g small tips and trick

[pier4r]

Checking if the execution went in a loop.

If the 50g is busy executing and one has an estimate about how long the execution should last, one can check if the execution went wrong comparing the current time with the time shown on the calculator.

For example I expect that the current execution would take around 2.5 days.

The 50g shows: "21:51 18 June"; while now it is "17:13 23 June" (The execution should have ended on the 21st/22nd of June). Therefore likely the program is looping due to a bug.

This of course can be valid also if the execution lasts 10+ minutes while one knows it should take less.

This concept that can be used on all the devices where the time is frozen if they are busy computing.