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Old 8th Nov 2023, 23:44
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That worked. But for the less technically minded (ie 727 pilots! ) you can click HERE.
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Thanks for posting the link. I'm still not able to do so.
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I am keen to get a copy of the software tape. A friend sent me the computer/manuals but it did not include tape.
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Old 9th Nov 2023, 04:07
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Originally Posted by KRviator
That worked. But for the less technically minded (ie 727 pilots! ) you can click HERE.
Thanks.

Since the search of archive.org doesn't seem to work (for me?), here are some relevant details that MAY allow someone to find it in the future. Well until the heat death of the universe which will probably kill PPRUNE.

https://archive.org/details/compu-nav/mode/1up

Compu Nav
by Southdell Pty., Limited

Publication date 1988
Topics Compu Nav, CompuNav, Casio, FX-790, Tandy, Tandy PC-6
Collection opensource
User manual for Compu-Nav, a flight computer program sold preloaded on a Casio FX-790/Tandy PC-6.
Addeddate 2023-11-07 19:11:32
Identifier compu-nav
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Old 9th Nov 2023, 21:23
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WOW...4404 BYTES available storage!!!
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Old 13th Nov 2023, 20:22
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Originally Posted by OZBUSDRIVER
WOW...4404 BYTES available storage!!!
Yes, the base computer only had 8K and a good deal of that was used by BASIC. The CompuNav I got has a Tandy branded 8K memory expansion module, but I don't know if those came standard or were an optional extra or perhaps added by the owner at a later date. Think of it a whopping 16K in your pocket!

The nice thing about this era of Casio pocket computers is that they had 10 separate program memories. You could have loaded CompuNav into Program 0, and created your own programs in 1-9. They also have a databank type feature. In school I kept my electronic formulas in the data bank and then loaded them into the 'solver' which would prompt for variables and solve equation. Very handy. ('Solver' is not correct name but as close as I could get from memory.)
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