IBM 1483 Personal Computer User Manual


 
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Calculator Operation
The calculated percentage is displayed in the Results field of the calculator simulation.
Other Calculator Functions
Press the C/E key once to clear the current entry. Press the C/E key a second time to clear
the current total. You can also use the Clear key on the main keyboard.
Press the M + X key to add the currently displayed value to memory. M is displayed at
the bottom of the Results field to indicate that there is a number in memory.
Press the M X key to recall and display the memory contents. The memory contents
are recalled in the current Calculator mode equivalent value regardless of the mode in
which the value was saved. For example, if 128 is saved with the Decimal calculator and
recalled with the Binary calculator, 10000000
2
is displayed in the Results field.
Press the X M key to store the currently displayed value in memory. Press this key
with zero in the Results field to clear the memory.
Press the
X key to import the value from the current cursor position on the coax
screen to the Results field on the calculator. The import field holds a maximum of 13
digits.
Note: The calculator interprets a comma in the import field as a European decimal
point. Any numbers to the right of the comma are treated as decimal point values
and not whole numbers (for example, 10,500 is treated as if it were 10.5).
Press the X
key to export the value in the Results field to the current cursor
position on the coax screen.
Press the PF1 key to toggle the calculator simulation between full simulation display and
display of the Results field only.