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The RPN contest write-up:
RPN
The RPL contest write-up:
RPL
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Could i load these on wiki4hp ?
edit: for now i guess "yes", if it is the contrary, just tell me i'll remove the pdfs from wiki4hp.
Edited: 21 Sept 2013, 11:36 a.m.
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No base 16 for the RPL contest. ONLY bases 2, 8 and 10 entered as real numbers.
Sorry about that.
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There was another rules clarification at the conference that no base conversion functions can be used. I think that might eliminate a few of the shortest entries that have been described here, but of course I haven't seen them so I don't really know.
My RPN entry is currently 19 steps on WP-34S or HP-42S, and probably the same for the 15C but I haven't thought about that much. I need two more steps on the HP-41C. I'm too tired now to figure out how to time it.
148 bytes (not counting global name) for my RPL entry on the 50g. It was 153.5 bytes until I realized that one of my clever optimizations actually made it longer.
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My RPN entry is currently 19 steps on WP-34S
Same here, but I'm using wp34s specific instructions, so probably more on the 42s. I didn't even try the 12C or 33C (perhaps I'd need 5 or 6 more instructions on those).
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Update: I decided to use only the stack. As a result, 18 steps now. Perhaps more saving is possible, but I have to leave.
0.11037552421 --> 0.14159265358
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Gene, thanks for including those of us who could not make the trek. Thanks for doing it each year.
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RPN, HP-15C, 19 steps, first version:
0.5 R/S --> 0.625 ( 2.4 s)
0.75 R/S --> 0.953125 ( 3.6 s)
0.777777777 R/S --> 0.999999993 (12.2 s)
Impossible to time, but it shouldn't take longer than 0.1 s on the HP-15C LE.
Gerson.
P.S.: Rounding error in the last example (correct result: 0.999999994)
Edited: 21 Sept 2013, 3:45 p.m.
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RPN, HP-15C, 19 steps, first version:
My HP- 12C (circa 1981) RPN version is also 19 steps:
0.5 R/S --> 0.625 ( 2.3 s)
0.75 R/S --> 0.953125 ( 3.0 s)
0.777777777 R/S --> 0.999999993 ( 9.9 s)
Update: 18 steps.
Edited: 21 Sept 2013, 5:37 p.m.
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Thanks for sharing your results!
Now 17 steps here and 11.6 seconds for the last example. I haven't tried the HP-12C yet, but I think I would need at least a couple more steps on it.
Gerson.
Edited: 21 Sept 2013, 5:50 p.m.
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Right now my 12C version only supports 0 <= x < 1. Rules state that 1 is included. So I may need a few more steps. 21 steps for 0 <= x <= 1.
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Same here. I overread the part that says "Each test case will consist of a value in octal between 0 and 1, inclusive."
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20 steps for 0 <= x <= 1. Costing me 3 extra steps as well.
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39 steps, unfortunately for several reasons...
unmerged steps
bad programming
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Mostly due to lack of merged steps, of course!
Still 20 steps, perhaps I should try the HP-33C when I find the charger :-)
Thanks for the interesting programming problems.
A nice conference to you all!
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RPN, HP-41CX, 19 steps
0 R/S --> 0 (0.39s)
0.7 R/S --> 0.875 (0.81s)
0.75 R/S --> 0.953125 (1.21s)
0.777777777 R/S --> 0.999999993 (4.09s)
1 R/S --> 1 (0.40s)
Timing done with the internal stopwatch. (I didn't count those lines in the total number of steps)
I'm now down to 5 steps, and the timing is 0.66s, 0.67s, 0.67s, 0.75s, and 0.70s
Now that rule number 4 which stated "Any already existing functionality in the machine is ok" has been changed, I'm back to 19 steps. I'll wait for the comprehensive list of allowed functions before I try and improve on what I've got. Is storage register arithmetic allowed on the stack? That might improve things, but not every calculator can do that.
Edited: 22 Sept 2013, 7:22 a.m. after one or more responses were posted
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I'm now down to 5 steps, and the timing is 0.66s, 0.67s, 0.67s, 0.75s, and 0.70s
14 steps. Sounds great! Looking forward to seeing your solution (when the time is right, of course).
Just for fun:
HP-15C
7777777777 R/S --> 1073741823 (15.3s)
1234567 R/S --> 342391 (11.4s)
7654.321 R/S --> 4012.408203 (11.4s)
0 R/S --> 0 ( 0.8s)
0.7 R/S --> 0.875 ( 3.9s)
0.75 R/S --> 0.953125 ( 5.1s)
0.777777777 R/S --> 0.999999993 (13.9s)
1 R/S --> 1 ( 4.0s)
32 steps, however.
Gerson.
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HP41 : 7 steps with label and END :) (should be the same as Mark)
Not timed but very quick :)
Convert as 20 steps for an HP65 with label and RTN (some peculiarities adds 2 steps)
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Hi,
WP 34S, 19 steps without labels. Very fast but no actual times, though.
Thank you for the challenge.
Miguel
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