17 Jul
2005
17 Jul
'05
18:12
On Sunday 17 July 2005 18:20, James Knott wrote:
That PG calculator uses "Reverse Polish Notation", which while very efficient, is not known by most users. Many years ago, I had a Novus Mathematician calculator, which used RPN. Once I got used to it, I found it was better than algebraic notation. I believe the HP scientific calculators also used RPN.
Here's some more RPN calculators: http://www.tldp.org/linuxfocus/English/January2004/article319.shtml The last time I say a calculator with virtual tape was when I was still using Windows 3.1. Haven't seen one since. -- Robert "roach" Spencer Pietermaritzburg South Africa