RPN: The Automatic Memory Stack
2-5
Arithmetic – How the Stack Does It
The contents of the stack move up and down automatically as new numbers enter
the X–register
(lifting the stack)
and as operators combine two numbers in the X–
and Y–registers to produce one new number in the X–register (
dropping the stack
).
Suppose the stack is filled with the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4. See how the stack drops
and lifts its contents while calculating
1.
The stack "drops" its contents. The T–(top) register
replicates
its contents.
2.
The stack "lifts" its contents. The T–register's contents are
lost
.
3.
The stack drops.
Notice that when the stack lifts, it replaces the contents of the T– (top) register
with the contents of the Z–register, and that the
former
contents of the T–
register are lost. You can see, therefore, that the stack's memory is limited to
four numbers.
Because of the automatic movements of the stack, you do
not
need to clear
the X–register before doing a new calculation.
Most functions prepare the stack to lift its contents
when the next number
enters the X–register.
See appendix B for lists of functions that disable stack
lift.
Summary of Contents for 35s
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Page 74: ...3 10 Storing Data into Variables ...
Page 180: ...12 14 Statistical Operations ...
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Page 308: ...B 8 User Memory and the Stack ...
Page 322: ...C 14 ALG Summary ...
Page 336: ...D 14 More about Solving ...
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Page 352: ...F 6 Messages ...
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