Radio Shack PC-2
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Ab/c:
Fractions calculation
AC: Alternating current BaseN: Number base calculations Card: Magnetic card storage Cmem: Continuous memory Cond: Conditional execution Const: Scientific constants Cplx: Complex number arithmetic DC: Direct current Eqlib: Equation library Exp: Exponential/logarithmic functions Fin: Financial functions Grph: Graphing capability Hyp: Hyperbolic functions Ind: Indirect addressing Intg: Numerical integration Jump: Unconditional jump (GOTO) Lbl: Program labels LCD: Liquid Crystal Display LED: Light-Emitting Diode Li-ion: Lithium-ion rechargeable battery Lreg: Linear regression (2-variable statistics) mA: Milliamperes of current Mtrx: Matrix support NiCd: Nickel-Cadmium rechargeable battery NiMH: Nickel-metal-hydrite rechargeable battery Prnt: Printer RTC: Real-time clock Sdev: Standard deviation (1-variable statistics) Solv: Equation solver Subr: Subroutine call capability Symb: Symbolic computing Tape: Magnetic tape storage Trig: Trigonometric functions Units: Unit conversions VAC: Volts AC VDC: Volts DC |
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Radio Shack PC-2
Whoops. This calculator looks eerily familiar. Of course, I know why. Despite the label that seems to suggest that this is a handheld version of Tandy's venerable TRS-80, in reality this machine is none other but the Sharp PC-1500 handheld computer in disguise.
And a solid, albeit somewhat bulky, BASIC programmable unit it is. Nobody complained that Radio Shack had bad taste when they picked the models that they chose to sell under their OEM brand name.
The PC-2's programming model is illustrated by the following example, computing the logarithm of the Gamma function to high precision:
10:INPUT X 20:Z=ABS X 30:G=2.506628275+6.3E-10+(225.5255846+1.9E-8)/Z-(268.2959738+4.1E-8)/(Z+1) 40:G=G+(80.90308069+3.5E-9)/(Z+2)-(5.007578639+7.1E-10)/(Z+3) 50:G=LN(G+(.011468489+5.435E-10)/(Z+4))+(Z-.5)*LN (Z+4.65)-Z-4.65 60:IF X>0THEN 90 70:RADIAN 80:G=LN (π/X/SIN (π*Z))-G 90:PRINT G,EXP G
