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Note:

• Label numbers must be unique. Only one label with a given number can exist in the

calculator.

• You can jump from one program to another if you know that there is a specific label

number in another program.

• Use the tests ? , ? , ? , ? , ? and ? (the top row of keys) to verify

if two numbers are equal, different, and strictly, or not strictly, greater or smaller.

These are dual operator-operands and are used in the same way as addition or

multiplication ( in Algebraic and Chain modes, number1 ?= number2 =, and in

RPN mode, number1 I number2 ?= ) are used, in that they return 0 if false,

and 1 if true. Note that in RPN mode, the tests do not remove the arguments from

the stack, but do push a 0 or 1.

Long Programs and Battery Life

Although it is possible to create programs on the HP 30b that can run for a long period of

time (calculating PI to 700 decimal places, for example) this is not something that we advise,

as it will drain the batteries in less than a day.

Programming on the HP 30b was designed to create small programs to perform a function

not present in the calculator, or to automate a task requiring many keystrokes and then run

relatively quickly. If a program takes more than one second to run, the CPU speed will be

reduced in order to preserve battery life.

Sub-Function Call

It is often useful in a program to have the option to reuse a sub-program from various locations.

To avoid having to retype these sub-programs each time they are necessary, you can use the

(HOLD)

and (HOLD) functions.

CALL, followed by a label number, will jump to the specified label, in the same way a GOTO

instruction does, but, when the RETURN instruction is encountered, the program will continue

execution just after the CALL function. This is equivalent to you temporarily pausing in an

activity to answer a phone call, and then returning to your prior activity after the call. Up to

four calls can be nested at the same time. Another way to picture this might be going to turn

off your stove, while you are answering the doorbell that rang while you were answering your

phone, while you were writing an email… it's hard for us, but computers are good at stacking

tasks in this way.

Enter a call function the same way you enter a GOTO function.

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