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| Do you still use stand-alone ("pocket") calculators? |
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| Sal Ammoniac:
No, I gave up using standalone calculators. Now I use an app on my iPhone that emulates an HP-41CX. The look and feel (except for the tactile feel of the keys) is identical to the real thing. The app is much faster than the real calculator, which is nice. |
| Benta:
--- Quote from: Infraviolet on May 25, 2023, 07:22:55 pm ---No calculator which can't handle expressions with brackets is any use for anything important. --- End quote --- I think the long series of HP RPN calculators will nullify such a sweeping statement. |
| tooki:
--- Quote from: Infraviolet on May 25, 2023, 07:22:55 pm ---No calculator which can't handle expressions with brackets is any use for anything important. And ofcourse basic calculators, and the sort which come preloaded in phones are even worse, many lacking not only bracketing but lacking square rooting, trig functions and exponentials. --- End quote --- I can’t speak for Android, but the iPhone calculator becomes a reasonably complete (single line) scientific calculator when you rotate to landscape orientation. (I wish it were algebraic entry, though… I’ve long since forgotten how to use non-algebraic calculators, since it’s been almost 30 years since I had to use one…) |
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