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HP-30b Financial Calculator

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Specifications

Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard


Type: Financial Calculator


Model: HP-30b


Part number: NW238AA#ABA


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The HP-30b Business Professional calculator

Overview

The HP-30b “Business Professional” calculator was released in January 2010 as a follow up to the HP-20b. The calculator offers a number of advanced features for financial and business users, including a “macro” capability that is very similar to programmability:

Note: This needs to be updated to include the new HP-30b features

TVMIRR
NPVNUS
amortizationdepreciation
bondsyield and accrued interest
interest conversionlist-based cashflow analysis
cashflowsbreak-even analysis

In addition to financial functions, it includes a collection of statistical and mathematical functions:

list-based 1 and 2-variable statisticsmean
standard deviationpopulation deviation
standard errorforecasting
correlations and covariancebasic math functions: +, -, X, ÷, %, 1/x, +/-, square root
factorialscombinations
permutationsrounding
random numberhigher math functions: LOG, LN, 10x, pi, trigonometry, probability

Users Manual

Hewlett-Packard has a collection of official HP-30b information posted here.

Errata, hints and kinks

Learning Modules

A series of very informative learning modules have been created by Gene Wright for HP. These modules expand in much greater detail on the features and functionality of the calculator. Each includes many examples, and the modules are divided into common use cases.

Hacking (repurposing) the HP-30b (or HP-20b)

The HP-30b is a new breed of calculator for Hewlett-Packard, and one that reflects a casual “open source” model for HP. A group of HP calculator enthusiasts have begun work on repurposing the HP-20b and HP-30b calculators for other uses, primarily enabled by accessing the JTAG connector on the main circuit board. This is a work in progress, although the group is actively soliciting individuals to help with this effort.

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