HP-32S

HP-32S

HP-32S
Type Programmable scientific
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 x 1.5V button cells
Weight 120 g
Dimensions 148 x 80 x 15 mm
HP-32SII

HP-32SII
Introduced 1991
Discontinued 2002
Predecessor HP-32S
Successor HP 33s
Programming
Other

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 programmable RPN Scientific Calculator. But some functions of the HP-15C 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.

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
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

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