23 Dec
2012
23 Dec
'12
3:05 p.m.
On 12/23/2012 04:55 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
I am told the trest of the world use 'apps' on smartphones now.
I have HP48 and HP41 apps on my iPhone. I use them both a lot. But I
have both at my desk, and a few more in the lab.
Everyone I work with has a calculator at their desk. I'm not so sure
about this "rest of the world" thing.
You know, I still find calculators darned handy,
"Still"? Have they gone out of style or something? Nut you
show me a touchscreen that can be operated without looking at it. With a
bit of practice you can use a calcualtor by feel alone, meaining you can
watch some instrument or other and enter the readings as they happen
Yup.
And I wonder how touchcreans like being coated with
cutting oil and metal
swarf? My HP calcualtorss don't seem to mind :-)
Gads, man! Take better care of those HPs! They don't grow on trees,
and prices have gone through the roof. :-(
(my beloved 28S just lost functionality in a few of its keys...)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA