HP-32S
![]() HP-32S | |
Type | Programmable scientific |
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Introduced | 1988 |
Discontinued | 1991 |
Successor | HP-32SII |
Calculator | |
Entry mode | RPN |
Precision | 12 digits displayed |
Display type | LCD, dot matrix |
Programming | |
Programming language(s) | RPN keystroke |
User memory | 384 bytes |
Other | |
Power supply | 3× 1.5V button cells |
Weight | 120 g |
Dimensions | 148×80×15 mm |
![]() HP-32SII | |
Introduced | 1991 |
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Discontinued | 2002 |
Predecessor | HP-32S |
Successor | HP 33s |
HP-32S
The HP-32S was a programmable RPN scientific calculator introduced by Hewlett-Packard in 1988 and discontinued in 1991. It continued the tradition of the HP-15C calculator, but some functions were omitted (matrix calculations) and some were reduced in functionality (complex calculations), so to some extent it's more correct to say that the HP-32S rather expanded on the HP-34C. It supported complex math, statistics, probability, etc.
In 1989, Hewlett-Packard offered a HP-32S 50th Anniversary Limited Edition to employees and shareholders for HP's 50th anniversary.
HP-32SII
The HP-32SII (F1891A) (with prototypes still named HP-32S+) added algebraic math, fractions and a second shift key. This was introduced in 1991 and discontinued in 2002. Two different model variants of the HP-32SII exist.
Sample Program
This is an HP-32SII version of the Euclidean algorithm to find the greatest common divisor. It is run by entering the two numbers for which the GCD is wanted, and pressing XEQ E.
Step | Instruction |
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E01 | LBL E |
E02 | STO A |
F01 | LBL F |
F02 | ÷ |
F03 | FP |
F04 | RCL A |
F05 | × |
F06 | 1 |
F07 | x>y? |
F08 | GTO G |
F09 | R↓ |
F10 | PSE |
F11 | x<> A |
F12 | RCL A |
F13 | GTO F |
G01 | LBL G |
G02 | RCL A |
G03 | RTN |
External links
- HP's HP-32SII Page
- The HP Museum's HP-32S Page
- HP-32S and HP-32SII pictures on MyCalcDB (database about 1970s and 1980s pocket calculators)