An old companion is dying, have to get a new calculator

[Zero999]

How to Open a Calculator With the Command Prompt: http://www.wikihow.com/Open-a-Calculator-With-the-Command-Prompt

I already knew that. I'm disappointed. I was expecting something about issuing commands to the Windows calculator via the command line so it can be controlled using a batch file.

Any program can be started using the command prompt and if the program's folder is listed in the system path variable, you only have to type the file name of the program, minus the extension.

[NivagSwerdna]

though it could have been a good incentive to really start learning german 

You probably should since after the UK exit the EU the English language is going to be phased out  in mainland Europe. https://www.ft.com/content/c16f7b13-2509-3811-8d9f-c0f5f023bb63
I believe that English will be available for use under licenced conditions but the details of that will be part of the BrExit negotiations.

[tszaboo]

though it could have been a good incentive to really start learning german 

You probably should since after the UK exit the EU the English language is going to be phased out  in mainland Europe. https://www.ft.com/content/c16f7b13-2509-3811-8d9f-c0f5f023bb63
I believe that English will be available for use under licenced conditions but the details of that will be part of the BrExit negotiations.

English is an official language in Ireland, and Malta, therefore it will remain an official language of the EU.
And I know that the French think that french is the "language of diplomacy" and its very refined and everything... But come on. Its a language which gets more and more butchered on the daily basis, and lost the elegance and importance completely. In a few decades, you wont be able to speak french, because "common people decided not to pronounce anything anymore".

[tatus1969]

minus the app (i tried it several times but meh)

That app almost perfectly resembles my vintage Casio fx-100v (I found it, it is still powering up! Never changed the battery. I remotely remember my mother having bought it for school, maybe mid 1980's). I like it because it is much better than the builtin Android calculator.

[tatus1969]

How to Open a Calculator With the Command Prompt: http://www.wikihow.com/Open-a-Calculator-With-the-Command-Prompt

I already knew that. I'm disappointed. I was expecting something about issuing commands to the Windows calculator via the command line so it can be controlled using a batch file.

Any program can be started using the command prompt and if the program's folder is listed in the system path variable, you only have to type the file name of the program, minus the extension.

You don't even need a command prompt for this nowadays, just hit the Windows key and type the name of the EXE/COM:

[Dubbie]

Sadly my preferred calculator is the HP42s which goes for a staggering almost $400 on ebay.

I wish I hadn't lost mine. I have a hideous 33s that I bought in a hurry and I hate it.

[JPortici]

though it could have been a good incentive to really start learning german 

You probably should since after the UK exit the EU the English language is going to be phased out  in mainland Europe. https://www.ft.com/content/c16f7b13-2509-3811-8d9f-c0f5f023bb63
I believe that English will be available for use under licenced conditions but the details of that will be part of the BrExit negotiations.

eh that's bullshit. we might even start all using italian or french.... even better, why not greek? it all started from the hellenic union about 25 centuries ago, didn't it?

i know that french people have too much "pride" to use another language (write them in english/italian, they will always answer in french. there are rare exeptions) and german people have too much "pride" to learn a language properly (german clients' english is usually on par with chinglish. there are rarer exceptions)

then we usually don't give a shit and fail to even learn our own language, sadly

(I'm not over with the stereotypes of course, these ones however are verified by statistics. Data samples are the emails and texts we get on a daily basis)

[NivagSwerdna]

even better, why not greek? it all started from the hellenic union about 25 centuries ago, didn't it

Fair point. We should offer Greeks and Romans a discount.

[georges80]

Sadly my preferred calculator is the HP42s which goes for a staggering almost $400 on ebay.

I wish I hadn't lost mine. I have a hideous 33s that I bought in a hurry and I hate it.

I fortunately have 2 hp42s calcs (from new), still in great condition as my goto calculators. I run free42s on my android when away from the real ones, which is great other than it doesn't have the wonderful real clicky buttons...

cheers,
george.

[Vtile]

Sadly my preferred calculator is the HP42s which goes for a staggering almost $400 on ebay.

I wish I hadn't lost mine. I have a hideous 33s that I bought in a hurry and I hate it.

I fortunately have 2 hp42s calcs (from new), still in great condition as my goto calculators. I run free42s on my android when away from the real ones, which is great other than it doesn't have the wonderful real clicky buttons...

cheers,
george.

Swissmicros is building HW calc based on the Thomas Okkens Free42 sources. Should be out about this year (hopefully) and beta units are soon send to testers I have heard.

[Dubbie]

Well they can sign me up!

[Vtile]

Well they can sign me up!

Here is a teaser for you, it is first publicly seen potrait form prototype.

Code: [Select]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LK7JotR728
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU-_9x8dEM8

[cdev]

I thought I was in a similar situation with my Radio Shack EC-4014 (which is a rebranded Casio something- pic is below) but if I recall correctly I think the fix was something like it just turned out that I needed to replace the internal battery which was draining current from the solar cell - with another slightly less dead hearing aid battery - and then put it in bright light.

The display had various glitches and also it would not switch out of the hexadecimal mode

This was quite some time ago. the calculator was purchased in the late 1980s or early 1990s. Now it seems to work after I put it under the light.

Putting the calculator in direct sunlight a bit helped.

[P90]

I thought I was in a similar situation with my Radio Shack EC-4014 (which is a rebranded Casio something- pic is below) but if I recall correctly I think the fix was something like it just turned out that I needed to replace the internal battery which was draining current from the solar cell - with another slightly less dead hearing aid battery - and then put it in bright light.

The display had various glitches and also it would not switch out of the hexadecimal mode

This was quite some time ago. the calculator was purchased in the late 1980s or early 1990s. Now it seems to work after I put it under the light.

Putting the calculator in direct sunlight a bit helped.

I have the Casio version of that same calculator

[Dubbie]

Here is a teaser for you, it is first publicly seen potrait form prototype.

Code: [Select]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LK7JotR728
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU-_9x8dEM8

It's on its way!
Exciting! I'll be checking the mailbox a bit more often.

[P90]

Here is a teaser for you, it is first publicly seen potrait form prototype.

Code: [Select]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LK7JotR728
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU-_9x8dEM8[/url]

It's on it's way!
Exciting! I'll be checking the mailbox a bit more often.

   

you mean "its way..."

[technix]

If you are buying a TI, avoid the Z80 series.

The 68k series is much nicer and feature rich. I have used a Voyage 200 (TI-92 H/W 4.0) in high school (sadly I lost it) and it was fantastic. The TI-89 Platinum is functionally equivalent to Voyage 200 but in the traditional calculator form factor and are accepted in standardized tests unlike the V200.

[mdszy]

1. Buy an HP 50G
2. Learn how to use RPN
3. Feel your life improve tenfold.

RPN is the only good way to use a calculator.

[P90]

1. Buy an HP 50G
2. Learn how to use RPN
3. Feel your life improve tenfold.

RPN is the only good way to use a calculator.

YES!    I love my HP32s RNP

[Zero999]

Here is a teaser for you, it is first publicly seen potrait form prototype.

Code: [Select]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LK7JotR728
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU-_9x8dEM8[/url]

It's on it's way!
Exciting! I'll be checking the mailbox a bit more often.

   

you mean "its way..."

Looks like the apostrophe police are out in force today.

[P90]

Here is a teaser for you, it is first publicly seen potrait form prototype.

Code: [Select]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LK7JotR728
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU-_9x8dEM8[/url]

It's on it's way!
Exciting! I'll be checking the mailbox a bit more often.

   

you mean "its way..."

Looks like the apostrophe police are out in force today.

I've been letting a lot of them slide...     

[JPortici]

This thing actually arrived! It took an awful amount of time to travel 20 km... fucking courier monkeys.

It's gorgeous. I'm not a fan of metallized bezels though, but the screen.. wow

On the right, every day more lines are dying out. Good night sweet prince

[NivagSwerdna]

oooooo that looks really nice, much swisher than my 991-ES. Good job! 

[cdev]

Has anybody seen the HP15C emulator software?

http://hp-15c.homepage.t-online.de/download.htm

Ive never used an HP, or RPN. After reading about the popularity of them over time and the Swiss Micro redo of them now I am bit curious about them. HAs anybody switched from one to the other, and of so what was your experience?

[Ampera]

Of course I think most people here started with some sort of algebraic/4 function input, but started to suckle on the amazing teet of RPN.

My first RPN calculator was an HP48G my dad had. It was something that I had never seen before. He told me he had no idea how to use it, as it had been many years since he last did. I figured out it's quirks fairly quickly and soon became enamored with it. I used it in my first college maths course, and I have been using HP calculators since.

However, the more modern they get, the more algebraic they get. You went from very basic algebraic support in the 48G, to an entire algebraic mode in the 50G, to an entire menu that's almost always in an algebraic mode, but the HP Prime still has RPN support that I still use.

It's honestly a really nice calculator. It's the smallest calculator of it's power on the market, and beats out anything and everything Ti has ever sold. It's got a hinged tactile keyboard, brushed aluminium, a 16bpp colour touch screen, and a feel of a solid unit with no wasted space, and everything you could possibly want. It feels more expensive than it is, and operates in the same way. It isn't like any other calculator. I always want to have it when I do any maths, as just using it is a euphoric experience.