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(...) Not only that, but your remedial math students are a lot less likely to try to borrow your calculator when they forget to bring theirs to class! : ) Maggie C. (26 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Bram Lambrecht wrote in message <20000326.125628.509...no.com>... (...) So true, though these days I mostly use a non-RPN calculator. I keep watching for a modestly priced RPN calculator, but it just doesn't seem like it will ever happen (HP's (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I use one of those (48G). Once you've used Reverse Polish Notation, you can't ever go back... --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ambiguity is half the fun in playing the complete-the-sentence game (especially on CEO quotage-fodder :-). ...We forsee for this year 2000 to become history with strong results. ...To forsee continued fun, for this year, 2000, which we (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Larry's bag is more of the "wind" variety. ;) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun) !
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Maggie Cambron wrote in message (...) recall (...) You can also do multiplication and division (and addition and subtraction I think - don't remember what all scales are on the rule). Also roots and powers (in fact most calculators perform roots (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That's what we used them for-- mainly logarithms as I recall (and I don't recall much!). Maggie (26 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Wow, interesting site! As it turns out my calculator wasn't one of the earliest after all but a second generation (now I don't feel so old!). But what really surprises me is that the one I use now (HP 15C) has been discontinued for over ten (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ...and engines and directional control surfaces. That's a dirigible; see below. :) Otherwise it's a barrage balloon of the variety used near the front in WWI--no power, but a gondola for observers and a machine gun or two. If you've played (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Never steal second base without a good pair of shin protectors. --Todd (26 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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