MBO Alpha 820 PR
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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/log 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: Li-ion rechargeable battery Lreg: Linear regression (2-var. stats) mA: Milliamperes of current Mtrx: Matrix support NiCd: Nickel-Cadmium recharg. batt. NiMH: Nickel-metal-hydrite rech. batt. Prnt: Printer RTC: Real-time clock Sdev: Standard deviation (1-var. stats) 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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MBO Alpha 820PR
MBO is a retail brand name for calculators and other electronic goods that has been around for some time, and remains well-known in Europe. This MBO Alpha 820PR, the first MBO machine in this collection, is a nice specimen with large, friendly digits and a tilting display. Functionally, it appears to be a Sharp OEM device. Its simplistic programming model allows the entry of a program up to 40 steps in length, but no program review or editing features are provided.
As an approximation to the Gamma function (which is my favorite programming example), Stirling's formula fits easily into the calculator's memory:
x-M 1 M+ ÷ RM ÷ 1 2 + 1 = × RM yx RM ÷ RM ex × ( 2 × π ÷ RM ) √ =
