New CASIO Survey Calculator

that looks pretty nifty, especially being programmable. I wonder if they sought out much input from surveyors. the slope/vertical angle reduction doesn't look as robust as it should be (C&R?). but I dig the hardware specs.

Shawn:

I really wasn't too interested it their programs but was thinking what a nice box to program. With HP breaking into two companies I don't know what will happen with their already poor calculator department. I have noticed that the HP 35s in no longer listed for direct sale through their WEB site, it may be end of life or just an inventory problem. I use my calculator a lot for all of the little stuff and would be lost without it.

I did find that the CASIO goes for $235+- and one reviewer liked it but thought that it was too bad it wasn't a computer.

T.W.

I want one, too. I have programmed a similar calculator (Casio Prizm) with dozens of programs from basic COGO stuff to all sorts of more complex geodetic stuff, and wished it was not too fragile to take into the field. The best part is the flash memory - I have my programs set up to write the results to the statistical data lists, which can then be exported to a ".CSV" file. The ".CSV" files can be transferred to the computer through a USB cable with no special software. I am assuming all my programs would work on this other unit, too.

The last of my desk HP's is just staring at me when I push buttons now. All of a sudden some work, some don't, so, I was going to start a search for something new. I made a quick Excel sheet for doing the little things that I had it doing like adding bearings and giving me trig functions, but, let's just say a new calculator would be sooo much better. Thanks for the post!

I agree, looks very good indeed.

My dear old HP41 has just died - this might very well be it's replacement

It does look like a nice calculator. They should look at making it without the computer connectivity so that it could be used on the NCEES exams.

Off on a bit of a tangent...
I switched to the 35s when preparing for the Washington exam. I found it a bit aggravating that my 11C and 32S could not be used. It seems the NCEES has decided to penalize Surveyors for the loss of market by HP...
rant over...

Before I got my HP48GX in the mid 90's, I had a Casio programmable calculator that I wrote the programs for traverse reduction, to store and retrieve coordinate pairs by point number. I wrote routines for calculating inverses, offsets to line, intersections by bearing or distance, area summation. I also wrote an algorithm that allowed me to enter dd.mmss without having to use the button to convert to decimal degrees between the degree, minute and seconds values.

I loved that calculator because it was easy to write your own programs for it. It fell short in terms of being able to upload and download points but that was really beyond what I wanted to use it for.

This one might be interesting to look at.

"My dear old HP41 has just died"

My condolences. That's exactly why I have a brand new one in its box up on the shelf...

Fix That Calc

I hope he is all better as he runs a terrific service.

http://www.fixthatcalc.com/news.php

Cheers,

Derek

Hp calc

Speaking of hp . Here is a hp calc that a couple hp computer guys hacked to be a new hp scientific calc after the hp 42 . http://commerce.hpcalc.org/34s.php. I just got one . Nice little calc for everyday stuff. has everything you would except from an older hp calc .
Uses the same programing language as the 42 .

Hp calc

http://commerce.hpcalc.org
Go here look at the 34s

Another Contender

Here is a TI put out by NRG, running survey soft.

http://www.nrgsurveys.co.uk/texas.htm

Hp calc

That looks neat. I have a HP42 that I thought was the best calculator HP ever made, an HP41 on steroids. The HP42 was very similar to the HP41 but ran much faster, however HP crippled the unit by not including any I/O capability, you had to key stroke code everything. I think the HP42 was neutered so it wouldn't compete with higher end units.
I wish they still made them.

T.W.

Another Contender

The favorite brand from the field guys is NFG, they write it everywhere! 😉

Looks like a very useful device. Other than using the built-in functions, does it use RPN? After 40 years of using RPN, I don't even know what an "=" sign is!B-)

Hp 42 calc

> I have a HP42 that I thought was the best calculator HP ever made, an HP41 on steroids. The HP42 was very similar to the HP41 but ran much faster, however HP crippled the unit by not including any I/O capability, you had to key stroke code everything...
> I wish they still made them.

There's always Free42 — An HP-42S Calculator Simulator

http://thomasokken.com/free42/

Runs on Android, iOS, Windows, OS X, Linux

> Looks like a very useful device. Other than using the built-in functions, does it use RPN? After 40 years of using RPN, I don't even know what an "=" sign is!

Not a problem, it appears to have substituted the "EXE" key for the "=" sign. :> Entry looks like normal algebraic logic.

http://support.casio.com/storage/en/manual/pdf/EN/004/fx-FD10_Pro_EN.pdf

neat setup with the survey module.. http://www.nrgsurveys.co.uk/cogeo.htm

even does LS!