Hewlett Packard HP-32S/SII

HP-32S
Serial Number
3048S03686: 1990, 48th week, Singapore
Accessories Pouch

Manual: HP-32S RPN Scientific Calculator Benutzerhandbuch, July 1988 (German)
Condition Excellent! Unfortunately, the metal plate around the display has a dent towards the right side.
Acquired 22.7.2002
HP-32SII
Serial Number
(1) ID12403130: Indonesia, 1991, 24th week
Accessories Pouch

Manual: HP-32SII Benutzerhandbuch (German), mint

Original plastic box
Condition New out of the box!!
Comments This is the new model with silver bezel around the display and green/purple key coloring scheme. It is said to be of lower quality. The "feeling" of the keyboard is nevertheless very good! The printing on the top of the keys is sometimes off-center, though (see S+ key for example).
Acquired 21.6.2002
HP-32SII
Serial Number
(2) 3207S00118: 1992, 7th week, Singapore
Accessories Pouch

Manual: HP-32SII Technisch-wissenschaftlicher Taschenrechner, Benutzerhandbuch (Ausgabe 1), Feb 1991 (German), visible wear but not bad
Condition Mint
Repairs/Comments This is the old model with brown bezel around the display and orange/blue key coloring scheme
Acquired 2.9.2002
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HP codename, series
HP-32S
Leonardo
HP-32SII
Nardo
Series Pioneer
Typ, Precision, Input Mode Scientific, 12 BCD digits, exponent ±499, Reverse Polish Notation.
36 bits for binary/hex/octal numbers.
Delivers highly accurate results!
Programmable
HP-32S
Yes, comfortable programming model including indirect addressing and symbolic labels A-Z.
HP-32SII
384 byte for variables and program, 1.5 bytes per program step resulting in a maximum of 256 program steps. Named programs (LBL A..Z). Flags 0..11.
Performance Index
HP-32S
33. Surprisingly, this machine is significantly faster than the HP-32SII or HP-42S.
HP-32SII
25
Memory
HP-32S
390 bytes shared among used variables and program, 26 storage registers, permanent memory
HP-32SII
33 register (A..Z, indirect register i, 6 statistics register)
Permanent memory.
Display 12 digit 5x7 LCD dot matrix for alphanumeric display.
For contrast adjustment press an hold "C" key, then press "+" for darker or "-" for lighter display.
Special features
HP-32S
Some support for complex numbers, Solver, Numeric integration
HP-32SII
Supports fractions, algebraic equations, gamma function, root finder, numerical integration, different number bases, named variables and programs (A...Z), linear regression, flags
Original Pricing, Production
HP-32S
1.6.1988 ($69.95) - 1/1991 ($69.95)
HP-32SII
1.3.1991 ($69.95) - 12/2002 (around 82€)
Batteries 3x small button sized cells
Dimensions Length 14.7cm, Width 7.8cm, Height 1.5cm
Links HP-32S RPN Scientific Calculator Owner's Manual (PDF, 311 pages, Sept 1988, English)
HP 32SII RPN Scientific Calculator Owner's Manual (PDF from HP, 376 pages, English, 5th edition, dated 2003/4/24)
HP-32S Quick Reference (PDF)
HP-32SII Quick Reference (PDF)
Comment The HP-32S is a very powerful calculator that brings many features of the HP-15C to the Pioneer platform. Among them the solver and numerical integrator. However, the implementation of complex numbers is not quite as seamless as in the HP-15C. It also introduces the concept of named variables and labels with a single letter instead of numbers. It uses only one prefix key and provides most functions thru menus. Thanks to the low-resolution graphical display that allows to show not only numbers but also text the menus are easy to use.
The HP-32SII is HP's last Pioneer model (assuming the HP-10BII isn't really a Pioneer). This one is another candidate for "best calculator ever". Compared to its close relative the HP-32S the main added features are support for fractions and equations but this comes at the price of a more cluttered keyboard with two prefix keys. Different from the HP-27S its menu structure is straight-forward and easy to use - maybe because it uses RPN and passes arguments on the stack. Includes a wealth of built-in functions comparable to the HP-15C. The sophisticated support for fractions is pretty unique even among other HP calculators (at least at that time). Successors to the HP-32SII were the HP-33s and HP-35s.
There was a 50th Anniversary Limited Edition version of the HP-32S similar to the HP-14B.

HP-32SII Calculation
Correct result
HP-32SII Result
Error
100/18 
40/9 
5.555555*0.5555555
40/9+50/9000 
sqrt(2E6)/1000
exp(0.005) 
exp(0.999999) 
exp(1.000001) 
exp(100)/1E43
ln(1E-6)/10
ln(0.9995)*10000 
ln(1.0005)*10000
pow10(0.005) 
pow10(0.99999) 
pow10(1.00001)/10 
pow10(80.1)/1E80 
log10(2E-8) 
log10(0.9995)*10000 
log10(1.0005)*10000 
log10(1000100) 
2^40 / 1E12 
2^1.443 
1.000001^1E6 
sin(0.01 rad)*1000 
sin(1 rad)*10 
sin(1.5608 rad)*10 
sin(800 rad)*10 
tan(0.01 rad)*100 
tan(1 rad) 
tan(1.5708 rad)/1E5 
tan(800 rad) 
asin(0.01)*100,rad 
asin(0.5)*10,rad 
asin(0.999),rad 
asin(0.99999),rad
atan(0.01)*1000,rad 
atan(0.9999)*10,rad 
atan(1.0001)*10,rad 
atan(1E4),rad 
sin(0.01 deg)*10000 
sin(50 deg)*10 
sin(89.9 deg)*10 
sin(5000 deg)*10 
tan(0.01 deg)*10000 
tan(50 deg) 
tan(89.99 deg)/1000 
tan(5000 deg)*10 
asin(0.01 deg)*10 
asin(0.5 deg)/10 
asin(0.999 deg)/10 
asin(0.99999 deg)/10
atan(0.01 deg)*10 
atan(0.9999 deg)/10 
atan(1.0001 deg)/10 
atan(1E4 deg)/10 
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