3. An electronic calculator as in claim 1 wherein said output means is operable for visually displaying a line of one or more alphameric statements stored in said buffer storage means.
1. An electronic calculator comprising: keyboard input means including a plurality of keys for entering lines of one or more alphameric statements each into the calculator; buffer storage means, coupled to said keyboard input means, for storing each line of one or more alphameric statements as it is entered into the calculator from said keyboard input means; memory means, coupled to said buffer storage means, for storing lines of one or more alphameric statements each entered into the calculator; processing means, coupled to said keyboard input means, buffer storage means, and memory means, for selectively processing either a line of one or more alphameric statements entered into the calculator and stored in said buffer storage means or lines of one or more alphameric statements stored in said memory means to perform selected functions; and output means, coupled to said buffer storage means and said processing means, for providing an output indication of selected functions performed by the calculator; said keyboard input means including an execute control key for initiating execution of a line of one or more alphameric statements by said processing means, and a store control key for initiating storage of a line of one or more alphameric statements in said memory means; and said processing means being responsive to actuation of said execute control key, following entry of a line of one or more alphameric statements into said buffer storage means, for executing that line of one or more alphameric statements, and being responsive to actuation of said store control key, following entry of a line of one or more alphameric statements into said buffer storage means, for storing that line of one or more alphameric statements in said memory means.