Difference between pocket computer and programmable calculator?

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(09-08-2022 03:37 AM)Steve Simpkin Wrote:  I doubt there is any agreed upon exact definition of what a "Pocket Computer" is but QWERTY keyboard or not, the FX-702P is programmed in the BASIC computer language so I personally would consider it a "Pocket Computer".

It is interesting that the underappreciated HP-39GS/HP40GS includes a nice implementation of HP-BASIC, which if I recall correctly, is an offshoot of HP’s Rocky Mountain BASIC. So, applying the BASIC programming definition of a pocket computer, and overlooking its lack of a QWERTY keyboard and slow speed, the HP-39GS/HP40GS might be considered pocket computers.

Also, contrary to a sometimes repeated myth, programming the HP-39GS/HP40GS is not limited to modifying its built-in Apps, but can take full advantage of its fairly complete HP BASIC programming language.