How does the DM42 accuracy compare to other calculators ?

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(12-22-2017 08:10 PM)BarryMead Wrote:  I started tinkering with newRPL vers 1001 on my HP-50G. I am very impressed so far, but have only just started to learn to use it. Can anyone give me a quick tip on how to define a variable or mode using "Arbitrary Precision". Also if a number is very large, how does one scroll the screen to view the sections of the number. I did scan and search the documentation before asking this question. Sorry if it seems like a dumb question.

One thing not obvious in NewRPL is that the menu dont work in the same way as a stock HP50g.
See : The interface

If you want a precision of 64 DIGITS, do :
64 P SYSTEM SETTING SETPREC

or use the autocompletion :
64 ENTER ALPHA SE ALPHA&Down (etc.) ALPHA&Right ENTER

Or 64 ALPHA SPC SETPREC ENTER

To see all the digits of a number at the top of the stack: DownArrow

To store a number in a variable, same thing that a stock HP50g, but the STO> key is now the 'HIST' key. All this is explain here : The keyboard