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Error in wikipedia article on HP-35s (Solver) - x34 - 09-23-2011

wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_35s says "Equation solver (a feature first seen on the HP-34C)". While it is true that HP-34C was the first with RPN Solve, what was the first calculator with algebraic ALG EQN Solver?

Karl Schneider's article http://www.hpmuseum.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/hpmuseum/articles.cgi?read=556 does not give the exact answer, what model was the first with EQN Solver? HP-17B?


Re: Error in wikipedia article on HP-35s (Solver) - Thomas Radtke - 09-23-2011

HP-18C


Re: Error in wikipedia article on HP-35s (Solver) - x34 - 09-23-2011

Thomas, you seem to be right according to http://www.hpmuseum.org/hp18c.htm#solver .


Re: Error in wikipedia article on HP-35s (Solver) - Kevin Brown - 09-23-2011

Fixed!

That's the beauty of Wikipedia: we can fix errors like this if we find them and, especially, if we can include references backing up our changes.

Edited: 23 Sept 2011, 9:27 p.m.


Re: Error in wikipedia article on HP-35s (Solver) - bill platt - 09-23-2011

I generally won't waste my time with that abortion of a project


Re: Error in wikipedia article on HP-35s (Solver) - Thomas Radtke - 09-24-2011

You're referring to the 35s and not Wikipedia, right?


Re: Error in wikipedia article on HP-35s (Solver) - bill platt - 09-24-2011

No, wiki. If you write something, it just gets scribbled off and replaced by garbage. And it takes time. I'd rather generally get paid for using my real expertise :-)