Miscellaneous Aplets & Programs

This page contains all the aplets and programs that I haven't been able to classify as being either a Maths aplet, a Science aplet or a Game. Many of them were written by other people. Where possible I've given appropriate credit. There's a link to their web site if they have one.

Note: A lot of these are programs not aplets. You should download them into the Program Catalogue not the Aplet Library and then RUN them from there. Others are Windows programs and should be run on your PC. Hopefully this is clear from the comments.

*Animation*
	This is an aplet I wrote to see if I could do an animation on the HP38G. It works well but is VERY big because it involves 10 images. There won't be room for anything else on a 38G but a 39/40G will have no trouble. Two seals flipping a ball back and forth. A lot of fun for a gifted group - if you'd like to compose your own then documentation is included in the ZIP files on how to produce animations on the calculator, and on the PC using the ADK (38G only). Author: Colin Croft

*Factors*
	This is a small program (not an aplet) which simply finds the factors of a given number and stores them into M1. Download it into the Program Catalog. Author: Barry van Oudtshoorn et. al.

Graphics Demos

Wow!!

If you'd like to see some fantastic demos of what is possible in terms of graphics on the 39G then check out these files. All of them are great but check out Morph Demo particularly! They're all pretty big though and there's no way there will ever be a 38G version. Click on the links below to download any or all of them.

Kiwi Demo

Morph Demo

RotShape 1.0

Whirl Demo

Author: Lilian Pigallio, Chris Lomont, HP-Poska, Myrtillos & fde

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*Green Monkey DISP*
	This is a small utility for Windows which might be of interest to beginner programmers. All it does is automate the productioin of code to display up to 7 lines of text on the screen. Click here to download. Author: Geek Boi

*Green Monkey Time Table*
	TimeTable is a program which is to be used with the HP39/40G. It reads numbers from a matrix which corresponds to subjects on a school time table and then displays them on the screen. It requires that you edit the programs which make it up so that it fits the time table for your particular school. A bit picky to set up.... are you the sort of person that uses your calculator for everything, even if it is more easily done in another way? If so then this may be for you! ;-) Others may find it easier to look up their timetable on paper. Author: Geek Boi

*HP-Paint Version 1.3*
	This is an aplet, adapted by the author from an existing HP48 program, which enhances the HP's ability to handle graphics. The package available here contains versions for both the 38G and the 39/40G. Why use it? Firstly it allows you to work on all of the screen (13164 pixels) and not just the 12564 offered by the built-in Sketch editor. Secondly, HP-Paint allows you to zoom in on a part of the grob. This really comes in handy when you want to put fine detail in your images. Thirdly, you can shade parts of the grob with different built in patterns and even with a custom pattern. Finally, you can make the interior of the boxes you draw either black or white, rather than the empty interiors which are the default in Sketch. In addition to this it offers everything the built-in sketch editor offers. Authors: HP-Poska (conversion to 38/39/40G). Originally by François Darras, Erwan Ancel, and Laurent Mallet.

*HP-Planetarium***
	HPlanetarium is a planetarium with many features. It can draw a sky map with main planets and stars. You can move, zoom and unzoom this map very quickly (nearly instantaneously). Many planets' properties can be displayed (equatorial coordinates, horizontal coordinates, heliocentric coordinates, geocentric ecliptic coordinates, elongation, phase, magnitude, diameter, rise time, transit time and set time). HPlanetarium can also show what the Moon looks like, the position of Jupiter's satellites, and compute the sidereal time. Provided that your calc is linked to a telescope (Autostar and LX200), you can use the software to control the telescope. Click here for more screenshots. The zip file provided here contains versions for a number of different calculators (48, 49, 39 & 40) with documentation in both French and English. Note: This software is written specifically for the HP39G & HP40G and will currenly not run on the hp 39g+ (it locks up). The author is planning a re-write and an updated version will be posted ASAP. Author: Khanh-Dang	(258Kb)

The Joondalup Collection

This is a collection of programs and aplets that were written by two students from Lake Joondalup Baptist College in Western Australia. They may be of use to students studying Introductory Calculus and Geometry & Trigonometry (subjects in W.A.) as well as Chemistry and others. Each one has a "readme.txt" file that explains (very briefly!) how to use them. Make sure you expand each zip file into a separate directory. The programs/aplets are...

*Program/Aplet*	*Subject*	*Program/Aplet*	*Subject*
Collision Vectors	Geometry & Trig.	Simult Equations	I.C. / Foundations
DEG - RAD	Geom. & Trig./Intro Calc	Timetable	Miscellaneous
Dot Product	Geometry & Trig.	Work	Miscellaneous
Pie conventions	Geometry & Trig.	Alarm Clock	Miscellaneous
Polyroot	Intro Calc	Element Find 1.0V	Chemistry
Relative Vectors	Geometry & Trig.	Linear Equations	Geom. & Trig./Intro Calc
Scalar Products	Geometry & Trig.	Security.zip	Miscellaneous

Authors: Aaron Edwards & Frank Kornnat

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*Library L1542 (Version 1)*
	Released 8th July, 2003. This is an upgrade to the L1540 Library which also incorporates string handling. You need this if you're a serious programmer!! Note: The included documentation is good but terse. I will be providing more detailed documentation when I have time. Check back later. L1542 is a 33KB SysRPL library for the HP39/40. When you download it to your calculator this library gives access to an add-on collection of extra functions which then become available in HOME, in programs or in the CAS (on an HP40G). The functions essentially comprise much of what makes the difference between an HP40 and an HP49, plus some more. Functions added include a decimal/hex conversions, a calendar, a list of metric/imperial conversions, a list of physical constants, some time/value/money functions similar to those on the TI89, probability functions, vector plot and matrix slope plot, multidimensional optimisation, discrete Fourier transforms and numerical solution of differential equations. Even a help command is included which explains how to use each function! For programmers there are REALLY useful functions that let you do bit manipulations, perform graphic plots, call programs in nifty ways as functions (ie. returning values), use local variables instead of the global ones A..Z and, most importantly, input, manipulate and output string variables. String constants can also be realized with the aid of an additional tiny library L1840, which is included in this package. This library even has a command to delete itself so that you don't have to reset your calculator (losing not only the library but everything else as well). The source is included and compiles with the HP DOS tools. Author: Martin Lang (Germany), with contributions from Jordi Hidalgo.

*Loan Table*
	This is one of those "must have" aplets for students who solve problems involving borrowing money and making regular repayments. It's basically a copy of the Sequence aplet with three sequences already added into it (see link below). Once you have it on your calculator all you have to do is go to the HOME view and store the amount borrowed into P, the interest rate in to R and the amount being repaid into A and the aplet will then show you the remaining principal and interest charged each year/month/quarter in the NUM view. You can also set up the aplet yourself if you don't have a cable. Author: Colin Croft

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*Memory Checker (HP38G ONLY!)*
	This is a small utility that displays the amount of memory used and remaining as percentages. I'm told that when the memory used reaches 85% the calculatory starts to misbehave. I gave to give it to my students and told them to stay below 85%! Note: I don't know who wrote this - I picked it up at a maths conference. If the author contacts me I'll be happy to assign credit! DO NOT use this on an HP39G - it will lock up the calculator!

*Mobile Phone Calculator*
	I was just sent an email by someone who's written java software for the mobile phone that turns it into a graphical calculator ("a small 14 Kbytes Mobile Java program that can be installed over-the-air (OTA) or locally via infra-red or data cable from a PC or notebook"). Interesting. See http://teavuihuang.com/tvh-72g/ for information and download. It appears to be VERY limited in what it will do because it will only graph a few preset functions. For example, it will graph a quadratic y=ax²+bx+c by requesting values for a, b and c but you can't input a random function such as (say) y=a/x+sin(x). I don't think you can do any analysis either, such as intersections or roots. However, for what it does it seems mildly interesting and you may want to download it. I have not downloaded it (I have an HP so why would I?), nor have I tested it in any way, shape or form so you are on your own totally with this one. Any feedback would be appreciated. Author: Tea Vui Huang

*Music: Two tunes*
	These are two files sent to me by Michaël De Coninck called "Freude schöner götterfunken" and "Jukebox". 'Nuff said. Try them if you're interested. Update (8/1/04): Updated the second (Jukebox) with Michaël's latest version, which has extra songs.

*Music: Miscellaneous*
	A collection of music files, only two of which are mine. See question #46 on my FAQ page for info on my tune and why it is written differently to the others. The rest I found on the web ages ago and I forget where. If any of them are yours and you want credit, contact me. Songs are: Flintstones, Dumped Again, Blister in the Sun, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Nick's Song, Happy Birthday, Charge, Funeral March, Come As You Are, The First Nowell, Happy Birthday (II), Star Wars, Hymn 389 (my school's hymn). Note: The newest models, the 39gs and 40gs have the internal volume set to a very quiet level due to problems with the beeps from previous models causing problems in examination settings. This means that these music files are not nearly so spectacular as they were when created for previous models. Updated 16th June 2009

*Music Editor: HP Piano (Version X)*
	This is Version X of a highly original Windows program which lets you play music on a 'keyboard' using your mouse and record it in a form which the calculator can then play as a program. It can record in both HP-Basic (userRPL) and in system code (sRPL). It can also record in real time as you play on the keyboard with the mouse! This updated version addresses many of the limitations of the earlier version and overall I would rate it as outstanding for anyone wanting to produce their own music. Updated 21st March 2004 - Version X. Author: Alan Lark

*Music Editor*
	This is a program, written in French but easily understandable, that allows you to automate the entry and playing of music. Basically it asks you how many notes in the piece and then loops through asking, for each note, what note it is (do, re, mi etc), and which octave. You can also choose to enter a rest. The result is stored into L1 (one of the lists) and can then be played. Quite simple but easier to use than programming it yourself. See question #46 on my FAQ page (and the music files above) for more information on another approach. Author: Damien Iggiotti

*Note Filer (39G & 40G only)*
	This is an aplet which allows you to set up folders of Notes in a similar way to the structures you can set up on a PC. If you're a person with a large collection of notes then this is definitely the aplet for you! Author: Aplet by Jordi Hidalgo (documentation by Colin Croft). *Note: Unfortunately this aplet will not work on the 39g+. This may change if the author has time to update it.*

*Number Theory Tutorial*
	This is a tutorial on number theory in German. The zip file contains a set of programs which can be used to test for prime numbers, calculate modulo numbers and factorize very large numbers. The lessons are in a Word file and are written in German, as are the programs. To quote from the text: Die Programme in dieser Sammlung ermöglichen: Primzahltests für Zahlen kleiner als 500 000 000 000 (Fünfhunderttausendmillionen) in einer vernünftigen Zeit (weniger als 30 Sekunden); Potenzieren x^y modulo m für m, x, y < 500 000 000 000; Faktorisierung (wahrscheinlich, abhängig von Zahl), von Zahlen kleiner als 1 000 000 000 000 in einer vernünftigen Zeit. Author: Gerald Hillier

*Rounding Drill*
	This aplet which gives the user drill in rounding to a number of decimal places or to a number of significant figures. This is purely a drill program not a teaching aplet. Author: Colin Croft

*RPN Simulator*
	This program was created by Edward Shore to cleverly simulate Reverse Polish Notation on the calculator. It's not as flexible as the real thing but for anyone wanting to find out why people enthuse over RPN, here's a chance to try it out. Note: This is a program NOT an aplet and should be downloaded from the Program Catalog view not the Aplet view. Author: Edward Shore <ews773@hotmail.com>

*Screen Saver*
	One of my students asked why you couldn't have a screen saver for the 38G and so..... (Actually, it's not a true screen saver since it does not start automatically: you have to specifically RUN it from the Program Catalogue.) If you'd like a quick intro to programming, this one is quite simple to understand. Author: Colin Croft

*Sun Position Calculator*
	The Sun Position Calculator is a small library and program giving you real-time data about the sun, for example local azimuth, elevation, time for sunrise or sunset, right ascension and declination. To use it you download a library, which then adds a number of new commands to the calculator. ie it is not an aplet. Note: This program is written for the HP39G & HP40G and may not run properly on later models. This is a beta version and the author warns that it could cause the calculator to reset. The link on the right is to the author's site so that if he updates it you will get the latest version and so you can read his instructions. Please let me know if the link fails. Author: Patrick Rendulic

*Surd Simplifier*
	This is a small but very handy program written by a student who obviously has some interesting ideas. If you enter a surd or an expression involving surds it will return the simplified version. Author: Dale Shelton Note: It is a program NOT an aplet, which means that you have to download it into the Program Catalog not the Aplet Library.

*Transfer Aplet*
		You may be aware that one of the problems with the HP39G and HP40G is that whole rows or columns of keys will occasionally stop working. HP has been very good about replacing calculators which show this fault - in fact my experience has been that in Australia they will do so even outside the normal 12 month warrantee period (but only for this fault). The problem is that if the SHIFT key is one of the ones that doesn't work then you won't be able to access the Program Catalog or Note Catalog in order to save your work before surrendering the calculator. If you can still access the APLET view and the screen keys then this aplet will transfer you into the Program or Note views so that you can use SAVE/RECV to save them to a PC (assuming that you have a cable). That's all this aplet does! Author: Colin Croft

*Trap*
	This is a very neat practical joke program written by Cathy Edward's brother (slightly modified by me). It puts a false picture of the HOME view on the screen and then no matter what key the person hits, it just puts up a message saying "Go away I'm busy!". Press ON two or three times quickly to get out. Author: (?) Edwards, Colin Croft

*Ticking Clock Library*
	This is an ingeneous and excellent add-on that is basically a really neat total waste of time :-) When you download the library to your calculator it will put a ticking clock at the bottom of the HOME view. It displays both the date and the time (once you've set them) and uses both 12hr and 24hr time format and both US and European date format. Highly recommended for calculator nuts! Note: This is not an aplet or a program and the method of downloading it to the calculator is slightly different. See the file called "Instructions.doc". For those interested in machine code programming (sRPL - see FAQ#69 on my FAQ page) you can also download the source code. Not recommended for the casual user! (Update: 4/8/03) You can easily delete it from the calculator's memory by pressing SHIFT SK3 (to switch it off) and then typing DELCLK to delete it. Author: Jordi Hidalgo.

*Word HP*
	Word HP is a small program used to view the note file of any aplet in the calculator's smallest font, allowing much more text to be viewed on the screen. The drawback is that it is a little slow. Simply run the program to view the note file of the currently selected aplet. Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down. Press ON to quit. After quitting, the current screen display is stored to G0, and may be edited in the sketch view by using the VARS button in the Sketch view (VARS, SK1, choose Graphic then G0, select 'VALUE' using SK4, then OK). Or by typing G0\|>page in the homescreen ( \|> is the sto button). Important Note: This program requires Martin Lang's L1542 aplet with string handling to run correctly. His aplet can be downloaded from this same page. Author: Alan Lark.

*UnLib*
	This is a library that kills other libraries! Libraries are small attachments of machine code that come with some aplets. You can see if you have any on your machine by pressing SHIFT MEMORY and looking under the Library heading. Most of them automatically delete with their parent aplet but some don't and there's no way to delete them then. This library will do it. Just note the decimal number next to the library in the MEMORY view and then type UNLIB(number) in the HOME view. Providing that it's not in use then it will be gone. You can't delete the UnLib library itself but since it's only 189 bytes in size that hardly matters. Note: When you download it you MUST use the "HP39/40 (Wire)" option rather than the "Disk drive.." option in the RECV menu. Choose the file UNLIB000.000 from the list presented. Author: Noda.

Released 8th July, 2003. This is an upgrade to the L1540 Library which also incorporates string handling. You need this if you're a serious programmer!! Note: The included documentation is good but terse. I will be providing more detailed documentation when I have time. Check back later.

Update (8/1/04): Updated the second (Jukebox) with Michaël's latest version, which has extra songs.

Note: It is a program NOT an aplet, which means that you have to download it into the Program Catalog not the Aplet Library.

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Released 8th July, 2003. This is an upgrade to the L1540 Library which also incorporates string handling. You need this if you're a serious programmer!!
Note: The included documentation is good but terse. I will be providing more detailed documentation when I have time. Check back later.