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HP50G on Emu48 : ->Tag for negative numbers
11-17-2019, 11:28 PM
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HP50G on Emu48 : ->Tag for negative numbers
I don't have a HP50G calculator, so that I use the great Emu48 application.

Question :
Is it normal that, with the HP50G on EMU48, the ->TAG command adds parentheses to the negative numbers (it does not add these parentheses on HP48-calculator or on HP48-Emu48)?

For instance :
-5 "AB" ->TAG returns
ABSad-5)
(but it returns the clearer
expression AB: -5 on HP48).

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11-18-2019, 12:01 AM
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RE: HP50G on Emu48 : ->Tag for negative numbers
Yes, it's the same on the real HP 50g. (Not that surprising, since Emu48 emulates the Saturn CPU running the same code as the real HP 50g. In fact, the real HP 50g also emulates the Saturn CPU.)

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11-18-2019, 07:49 AM
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RE: HP50G on Emu48 : ->Tag for negative numbers
(11-18-2019 12:01 AM)ijabbott Wrote:  Yes, it's the same on the real HP 50g. (Not that surprising, since Emu48 emulates the Saturn CPU running the same code as the real HP 50g. In fact, the real HP 50g also emulates the Saturn CPU.)
Not on mine
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11-18-2019, 08:35 AM (This post was last modified: 11-18-2019 08:39 AM by ijabbott.)
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(11-18-2019 07:49 AM)Marco Polo Wrote:  
(11-18-2019 12:01 AM)ijabbott Wrote:  Yes, it's the same on the real HP 50g. (Not that surprising, since Emu48 emulates the Saturn CPU running the same code as the real HP 50g. In fact, the real HP 50g also emulates the Saturn CPU.)
Not on mine

It does with the latest 2.15 firmware. What version is your HP 50g running? Maybe it depends on flag settings?

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11-18-2019, 09:22 AM (This post was last modified: 11-18-2019 09:24 AM by Marco Polo.)
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RE: HP50G on Emu48 : ->Tag for negative numbers
(11-18-2019 08:35 AM)ijabbott Wrote:  
(11-18-2019 07:49 AM)Marco Polo Wrote:  Not on mine

It does with the latest 2.15 firmware. What version is your HP 50g running? Maybe it depends on flag settings?
2.15

I suppose it is a matter of flags.
Mine are attached
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11-18-2019, 12:16 PM
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RE: HP50G on Emu48 : ->Tag for negative numbers
The extraneous parentheses disappear when flag -79 is turned off (Textbook display mode).

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11-18-2019, 03:29 PM
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(11-18-2019 12:16 PM)Joe Horn Wrote:  The extraneous parentheses disappear when flag -79 is turned off (Textbook display mode).

Nice find Smile

Just to clarify that Textbook mode is actually the opposite of flag -79. If you want to lose Textbook mode and the extraneous parentheses, you have to _set_ flag -79.

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11-18-2019, 04:25 PM
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RE: HP50G on Emu48 : ->Tag for negative numbers
As always, HP was "right".
Thanks for your finding.
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11-18-2019, 07:31 PM
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RE: HP50G on Emu48 : ->Tag for negative numbers
(11-18-2019 12:16 PM)Joe Horn Wrote:  The extraneous parentheses disappear when flag -79 is turned off (Textbook display mode).
Strange enough, 48gx with Metakernel 2.30 does not show the extraneous parentheses, regardless textbook mode is engaged or not
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