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-====Introduction to newRPL====+=====Introduction to newRPL===== 
 +**newRPL** is a modern implementation of the RPL language started near the end of 2013 and is still under development.  The motivation for this re-implementation is to preserve the language by making it accessible on modern platforms (an embedded device or a PC).
  
-newRPL is a modern implementation of the RPL language started near the end of 2013 and is still under development.  The motivation for this re-implementation is to preserve the language by making it accessible on modern platforms (an embedded device or a PC).  The goal of the project is to create a fully functional calculator RPL environment that runs natively (as opposed to an emulation or interpreted layer) on the target hardware.  Furthermore, newRPL is also designed to be backwards compatible with the RPL language and programs that can be run on the Hewlett Packard 48/49/50g series calculators.  The newRPL project (released under the BSD open source license) implements RPL in portable C, and is initially targeted for an HP50g calculator and a PC emulator.+The goal of the project is to create a fully functional calculator RPL environment that runs natively (as opposed to an emulation or interpreted layer) on the target hardware.  Furthermore, newRPL is also designed to be backwards compatible with the RPL language and programs that can be run on the Hewlett Packard 48/49/50g series calculators.  The newRPL project (released under the BSD open source license) implements RPL in portable C, and is initially targeted for an HP50g calculator and a PC emulator.
  
-In HP calculator parlance there is a distinction between **User RPL** and **System RPL**.  The former is the language directly accessible to the user of an HP calculator, whereas the latter typically requires external tools and can potentially lead to system crashes.  newRPL seeks to implement **User RPL** only (System RPL was used as a lower level and faster language in the Saturn processor environment or emulation layer).+In HP calculator parlance there is a distinction between **UserRPL** and **SystemRPL**.  The former is the language directly accessible to the user of an HP calculator, whereas the latter typically requires external tools and can potentially lead to system crashes.  newRPL seeks to implement **UserRPL** only (SystemRPL was used as a lower level and faster language in the Saturn processor environment or emulation layer).
  
 A typical scenario is to install newRPL on a 50g (which has the ability to replace or //flash// the operating system ROM).  Note that this procedure **completely replaces the stock HP50g ROM**, so to return the calculator to its original state would require having the HP stock ROM on hand.  A typical scenario is to install newRPL on a 50g (which has the ability to replace or //flash// the operating system ROM).  Note that this procedure **completely replaces the stock HP50g ROM**, so to return the calculator to its original state would require having the HP stock ROM on hand. 
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     * Variable precision decimal math up to 2000 digits.     * Variable precision decimal math up to 2000 digits.
  
-    * More flexible custom menus+    * More flexible custom menus.
  
-    * Faster access to variables+    * Faster access to variables.
  
-    * You can declare local variables anywhere in the code with LSTO+    * You can declare local variables anywhere in the code with ''LSTO''.
  
     * Any program can be sandboxed to keep your directories clean.     * Any program can be sandboxed to keep your directories clean.
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     * Persistent comments stay in the compiled code to make it more readable.     * Persistent comments stay in the compiled code to make it more readable.
  
-    * Faster list processing, also swapped + and ADD for lists.+    * Faster list processing, also swapped ''+'' and ''ADD'' for lists.
          
     * Unicode text support all over.     * Unicode text support all over.
          
-    * 8-level Undo/Redo on stack operations+    * 8-level Undo/Redo on stack operations.
          
-    * Many keyboard shortcuts that make using it very practical+    * Many keyboard shortcuts that make using it very practical.
          
-    * Powerful editor+    * Powerful editor.
          
     * Full clipboard support can copy/cut/paste objects or text in the editor and the stack, and turn objects from the stack into text for the editor, or paste text into the stack.     * Full clipboard support can copy/cut/paste objects or text in the editor and the stack, and turn objects from the stack into text for the editor, or paste text into the stack.
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     * Paste the contents of any variable directly into the editor as text by using the soft menu.     * Paste the contents of any variable directly into the editor as text by using the soft menu.
  
-    * Autocompletion of command names+    * Autocompletion of command names.
          
-    * SD card support much faster than 50g+    * SD card support much faster than 50g.
          
-    * It will accept SDHC cards as well as standard SD cards+    * It will accept SDHC cards as well as standard SD cards.
  
  
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