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Re: Purimish fun
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Date: 
Mon, 27 Mar 2000 03:36:45 GMT
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Bram Lambrecht wrote in message <20000326.125628.5095.3.braml@juno.com>...
> <sgore@superonline.com> writes:
> > For the programmable calculators, I think the
> > most potent was HP 48 which has alphanumeric equation solving
> > capability, just like Mathcad..:-)
> 
> I use one of those (48G).  Once you've used Reverse Polish Notation, you
> can't ever go back...


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 cheapest calculators aren't RPN). Of course these
days I don't use a calculator for much other than Hex/Decimal comversion.

Frank



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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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