O/T Free Scientific Calculator

[strabe]

Nice to have in your bookmarks. Linky

[cobra95kev]

Thanks. It fits my brwoser perfectly.

[Mic]

Cool, it even has RPN as a real calculator should have. ( HP fan )

[g-codeguy]

Hmmm. What am I missing? Can't make it do anything.

[bigjohn]

Thanks mate

[ATG]

Nice.....Thanks

[rdshear]

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Cool, it even has RPN as a real calculator should have. ( HP fan )

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There's someone other than me who likes RPN! And I thought I was the only one.

 

No-one else at the shop here can understand why I like it like I do. Keeps people from borrowing my calculator though!! And when a new guy askes to bororrow it, I have to admit, that it does give me a bit of enjoyment seeing the frustration build in their faces as they can't figure out why it won't work for them.

 

HP48GX at work HP48G at home and lovin' it.

 

Rick

[gcode]

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No-one else at the shop here can understand why I like it like I do. Keeps people from borrowing my calculator though!

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Been using HP RPN calulators since the 70's

Curretly using HP33s.. I probaly use only 5%

of its capabilities..

Once you're use to RPN, nothing else will do..

and your calulator is alway right where you left it

 

I rememebr my dad bring home a calculator from the office in the mid 60's. It could add, subtract

miltiply and divide. It was a little bigger than a paper back book, cost $600 ( that was SERIOUS

money then) and he had to sign it out to take it out of the office.

 

Cool link too

[Doug Gabbey]

This is obviously a Senior Citizen thread.

I am still using my 1984 HP41CV (about $220. then)

Doug

[rdshear]

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This is obviously a Senior Citizen thread.

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Hey, I resemble that!

 

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Once you're use to RPN, nothing else will do..

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I agree completly. For some reason, the guys here just can't grasp it.

[g-codeguy]

The Trojan and spyware on my home computer must be the problem. Works fine here at work. Thanks.

[Clarence]

I don't know if it is a senior citizen thread. I have an HP41CX. RPN is great.

[Thee Starry™]

What is RPN? I never use a calculator so this might be a dumb question, sorry...

[LEV]

Thanks Strabe.

[Thee Dragracer1951]

RPN = reverse polish notation

I have a pair of HP41cv's one right here on my desk and another one whereever I left it in the shop. NO one in the shop has a CLUE how to use it. They don't even TRY any more.

Snerk...

The full nut in the office has a financial, machine , math and advantage module in it.

The other is a half nut.

[Mic]

Here is nice little application for all you RPN fans.

http://free42.sourceforge.net/

 

And it even has a "keep window always on top" option.

 

Looks nice with the realistic skin.

[Eric Witthus Prototek Engineering]

Here is a reference for RPN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_notation

[kens1]

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Once you're use to RPN, nothing else will do..

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Thanks. I take my HP home and sometimes forget to bring it back, so this is a nice backup.

[90rsgnuguy42]

I bought my 1st HP calculator at a garage sale about 9 yrs ago. It was an HP11c in perfect condition and it came with the cover and book. They were asking $5 and I "took it off their hands" for $3. A friend of mine collects calculators (that's right Jeff...that's a nerd thing to do) and he gave me an HP48g for my birthday. When I left that shop I gave him the HP11c. I'm not near smart enough to figure out everything this calculator will do (or to collect calculators for that matter) but it's too hard to go back to working the regular ones!