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A C Compiler For The HP49g+
Cheese Source writes "As previously mentioned on Slashdot, HP's latest and greatest calculator is the HP49g+. While it sports a very powerful (for a calculator) ARM9 cpu, it is only 3 times the speed of the 49g, running at 4MHz. This is because it has to emulate an older processor. Of course, some calculator geeks are now writing adapting a free, open-source C compiler for it. Based on GCC, you can now make programs that run natively on the CPU between 12 and 203MHz. 1000 factorial is calculated and displayed in the blink of an eye (the built in command takes 30 seconds). It will also allow for some great games."
mod up please.
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1 John 4:14
I had a 48SX for 12 years until the button started to fail --- sometimes taking 3 or 4 presses to work. I'm a math/science teacher, and I used the 48 in class quite a bit. I suspect that some chalk dust got inside and gummed up the keys. I decided to dissasemble it for cleaning. To quote Paul Reubens from Mystery Men --- "Big Mistake!!!" I never could put the keyboard overlay completely back into place.
Well, the problem got worse, until it was barely useable. Fortunately I grabbed a replacement on ebay for about $30.
The 48 is the best calculator I've ever owned.