On Sunday 17 July 2005 07:41, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Sunday 17 July 2005 16:02, John R. Sowden wrote:
I am running Suse 9.3 with the KDE that came with it. I am looking for a calculator that, hopefully does not require megabytes o libraries, etc that gives me a virtual tape, base conversions, memory function, a few more features that a 4-banger. Couldn't google one.
I have no idea what a virtual tape is, but kcalc gives you all the other functions you mention.
Also, the PG calculator is very cool, gives you the look of a pocket scientific calculator
bc is a very powerful command line calculator, where you have the ability to do just about anything, including defining functions with a C like syntax There was a calculator that came with a desk management program from Central Point Software (DOS). You could scroll the tape back and forth and it could be printed. This was very handy. Unfortunately, the program was not independant of the complete package.
Re: the RPN, I also prefer RPN, primarily due to its consistancy. The "algebraic" calculators do not maintain a standard of keystrokes for calculating. When I sit down to add/subtract a string of numbers, I have to try it first, not the case with RPN. I also learned it from HP. Kcalc does handle the base conversions and, of course, more trig that I will ever understand. -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 mail@americansentry.net www.americansentry.net