RE: A85: RPGs
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RE: A85: RPGs
>2+3=?
>
>In RPG you would press [=] then [2] then [3] then [+] then "enter" .... [=23+]
>
>I believe it stored each entry on a stack. The "enter" command told it to start
>processing the stack. In this case it first pops a plus so it knows it must
add the
>next two numbers, it pops the next two numbers and adds them. The next pop is a
>equal so it displays the answer. Obviously there was some keystroke to
separate numbers
>so it knew the difference between 23 and 2 and 3, but I don't remember how
this
>was done.
Actually, AFAIK in most implementations of RPG it would be 2-(enter)-3-(+).
No equal sign, or final enter, is needed ( the + auto-does it ). If you are
used to RPG, there is a TIBASIC program out there that somewhat-transforms
the 85 into an RPG calculator, but the only really common calcs to use RPG
are the -shudder- HPs.
RPG does use a stack.
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