Long alpha message blocks INPUT prompt on HP42S

[rprosperi]

(11-04-2018 05:28 AM)tcab Wrote:  Is this a quirk, bug or feature to be taken advantage of? I've only tested on Free42 - does the real HP42S behave the same?

The described behavior does not occur on a real 42S; in the first case, the display shows the Y register contents in the top line and the "VV?" prompt in the lower line.

In the 2nd program program, the behavior is the same as the first.

It seems this 'error' in Free42 could be more desirable than genuine 42S behavior, under the right conditions.