Returning to the HP fold

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(04-30-2015 10:34 AM)MarkHaysHarris777 Wrote:  So, just to make sure; the reason we have multi-key functions is because we don't physically have enough keys... but, steps in a program list is a horse of another color because we have plenty of bits to handle all the keycodes... so, 'fully merged' means that multiple keystrokes are not stored as multiple keystrokes, in keystroke programming, because they are 'merged' into the single function step that the multi-keystroke represents--- right? ... hate to be dumb about this.

marcus

That is correct. In old machines without "full merge" every press (even shift) took one program line. Well, not only old machines; HP30B does not merge keystrokes (in order to program an ASIN, you have to record all the key presses [shift-math-input-down-input, all this without actually viewing the menu on display] to enter to the math menu and execute ASIN [shift-math-input-down-input], all this without actually viewing the menu on display).