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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> Maggie Cambron <mcambron@pacbell.net> writes:
> > Bram Lambrecht wrote:
> > > Once you've used Reverse Polish Notation, you
> > > can't ever go back...
> >
> > 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! : )
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> Heh, not only remedial math students, but any fellow students who use a
> TI or some other brand. "Can I borrow your calculator? Oh, wait, you
> have an HP. Never mind..." I know some people who never got used to
> their HP's last year, and carry around a regular scientific calculator
> for arithmetic...
What I always love is the way people look for a way to clear the display on an
RPN calculator so they can start a new calculation (one of the things I like
best about an RPN calculator is that when you start a new calculation, and
suddenly you realize you need the result of your previous calculation, it's
often still on the stack).
Frank
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| (...) Heh, not only remedial math students, but any fellow students who use a TI or some other brand. "Can I borrow your calculator? Oh, wait, you have an HP. Never mind..." I know some people who never got used to their HP's last year, and carry (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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