Release Pandora-X48: A Hp48 Calculator Emulator V1.0.1

[zx-81]

Hi all,

X48 is an unix emulator (under X Window) of the famous HP48 GX calculator.
It has been written many years ago by Eddie C. Dost in C langage.

I've sucessfully modified and port the source code of the 0.4.0 version using Pandora environment.
It's now working fine on Pandora, using a new layout to fit pandora screen width.

The package is under GPL Copyright and sources are included.

http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/

http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,113,96


Enjoy,
Zx.

 

[maximus]

wow,
thank you for this man, my old 48 GX will always be with me, that's a cool idea !
now i can't wait to get my panda !!

very good idea, and nice work.

With Love

Mac

 

[Trip]

I will probably never ever need to use one of these but damn that looks impressive B)

 

[ste_167]

Love it!

 

[dgame]

I have a few hp48 calculators. On top of being great calculators they can play some cool games.
Check out http://www.hpcalc.org/hp48/games/arcade/


Any possibility of porting an HP 12C emulator to the Pandora?

 

[zx-81]

I have a few hp48 calculators. On top of being great calculators they can play some cool games.
Check out http://www.hpcalc.org/hp48/games/arcade/


Any possibility of porting an HP 12C emulator to the Pandora?

It exists already using you web browser : http://www.epx.com.br/ctb/hp12c.php

 

[dgame]

Thanks for the online HP 12C link. That page can be downloaded and it works offline as well.

I also found XACT Calculators http://www.hpcalc.org/details.php?id=3704
Which runs HP 11C, 12C, and 16C simulators in DOS. I've been using it in DOSBox [on my PC, no Pandora yet] and it works very well at 3000 cycles:

Programs can be saved and loaded as text files.
The alternate functions can also be clicked directly. For example, to clear the registry just press the REG label instead of pressing [F] and then pressing [REG].
This functionality works for all the functions listed on the calculator.

I probably should start a calculator nerds' thread to see what other cool calculator emulators/simulators are out there that could run on Pandora.

 

[metallurge]

I've sucessfully modified and port the source code of the 0.4.0 version using Pandora environment.
It's now working fine on Pandora, using a new layout to fit pandora screen width.

Niiiiice! Thanks! This was on my "to-do" list when I got my Pandora.

I'm an HP calc hacker since the 28C.

 

[dflemstr]

I'm using a TI Voyage 200 for normal work, and there's an emulator for it too (http://lpg.ticalc.org/prj_tiemu/)... Might be an idea to port once I get my Pandora. A TI Voyage beats every other calculator out there hands down.

 

[God Ginrai]

I'm using a TI Voyage 200 for normal work, and there's an emulator for it too (http://lpg.ticalc.org/prj_tiemu/)... Might be an idea to port once I get my Pandora. A TI Voyage beats every other calculator out there hands down.

That's what they renamed the TI-92 to, isn't it?

-God Ginrai

 

[dflemstr]

I'm using a TI Voyage 200 for normal work, and there's an emulator for it too (http://lpg.ticalc.org/prj_tiemu/)... Might be an idea to port once I get my Pandora. A TI Voyage beats every other calculator out there hands down.

That's what they renamed the TI-92 to, isn't it?

I don't know whether that's sarcasm or not so I'll answer sincerely either way.

No; the Voyage 200 is very similar to the TI-92 (I own both units so I can make comparisons) but there are some differences, mostly weight-related and software-related (The Voyage has a much improved equation solver, graph thingie and an improved TI-Basic interpreter). You can see an overview at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TI-92_series

 

[zx-81]

I plan to port the ti92 i've already ported on wiz & gp2x

 

[moxie]

Excellent! Both the emu and that zx-81 has showed up and started porting stuff

 

[Grench]

Hi all,

X48 is an unix emulator (under X Window) of the famous HP48 GX calculator.
It has been written many years ago by Eddie C. Dost in C langage.

I've sucessfully modified and port the source code of the 0.4.0 version using Pandora environment.
It's now working fine on Pandora, using a new layout to fit pandora screen width.

The package is under GPL Copyright and sources are included.

http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/


Enjoy,
Zx.

WHOOT!!!

I've been using RPN on Palm for the last 15 years - and had an HP28s and an HP32s that I was using before that. I still have those and bust them out of storage occasionally.

RPN is the real way to go!

Thank you!

Now if I only had a Pandora to put this on... * goes back to waiting patiently.

 

[God Ginrai]

I'm using a TI Voyage 200 for normal work, and there's an emulator for it too (http://lpg.ticalc.org/prj_tiemu/)... Might be an idea to port once I get my Pandora. A TI Voyage beats every other calculator out there hands down.

That's what they renamed the TI-92 to, isn't it?

I don't know whether that's sarcasm or not so I'll answer sincerely either way.

No; the Voyage 200 is very similar to the TI-92 (I own both units so I can make comparisons) but there are some differences, mostly weight-related and software-related (The Voyage has a much improved equation solver, graph thingie and an improved TI-Basic interpreter). You can see an overview at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TI-92_series

Ah, I didn't realize there was much of a difference.

I plan to port the ti92 i've already ported on wiz & gp2x

Cool.

-God Ginrai

 

[fischju2000]

Damn those calculators look impressive, but how would they stack up to software like GraphCalc? http://www.graphcalc.com/ It says 'Windows', but it's open source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gcalc/ - Nice 3D graphs but I can only guess at how much functionality it doesn't have that those TI and HP calcs do.

 

[Nikolai]

A TI Voyage beats every other calculator out there hands down.

Sorry, but that's patently false. For a tinkerer like me, anyway. HP is -- well, okay, was -- much more engineer-friendly.

You have the ability to store things on a widely-accessible external medium. Infrared linkups. A C compiler that allows you to run high-performance stuff much closer to the metal.

 

[Caine]

It would be nice to make a mapping onto the Pandora keyboard and show that with an image in the top-right corner.

 

[cosurgi]

Awesome! I am still using my HP48G. Even I have extended it to 256kb memory And installed lots of useful libs, like SpeedUI and Erable

 

[GuSec]

I did not even dream of such an emulator on the Pandora, really did not thought there were enough interesst! I am a geniune of these timeless RPN calculators, I grew up with the 48-, 28- and 16-series and own a 50G myself. I even thought about coding my own RPN calculator, just for the sake of it!

Great work!