HP 50g manual Organizing data in the calculator, Home directory

~„y———/~‚tQ1/3

This results in the output:

In this example we used several lower-case English letters, e.g., x (~„x), several Greek letters, e.g., λ(~‚n), and even a combination of Greek and English letters, namely, ∆y (~‚c~„y). Keep in mind that to enter a lower-case English letter, you need to use the combination: ~„followed by the letter you want to enter. Also, you can always copy special characters by using the CHARS menu (…±) if you don’t want to memorize the keystroke combination that produces it. A listing of commonly used ~‚ keystroke combinations is listed in Appendix D of the user’s guide.

For additional information on editing, evaluating, factoring, and simplifying algebraic expressions see Chapter 2 of the calculator’s user’s guide.

Organizing data in the calculator

You can organize data in your calculator by storing variables in a directory tree. The basis of the calculator’s directory tree is the HOME directory described next.

The HOME directory

To get to the HOME directory, press the UPDIR function („§) -- repeat as needed -- until the {HOME} spec is shown in the second line of the display header. Alternatively, use „ (hold) §. For this example, the HOME directory contains nothing but the CASDIR. Pressing Jwill show the variables in the soft menu keys:

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