5 Jan
2014
5 Jan
'14
12:25 p.m.
On 5 Jan 2014 15:54, "dwight" <dkelvey at hotmail.com> wrote:
It is funny, once I saw how clumsy an
algebraiccalculator was to use for
more complex problems,I found the RPN entry to
make more sense.When you
actually work the problems, you find thatit matches the order that you'd
enter the values ona HP calculator.Doing complex problem used to be either
a lotof memory buttons or (()) buttons just to match theequations.It goes
something like this:Take these two numbers and add them together.Then take
these three numbers and add them together.Now multiply the results
together.As compared to:(3 +4 +5) * ( 2+7 )Dwight
Once I found 'dc' on *nix (UTX-32 iirc) it became my preferred quick
calculator interface. I now think in RPN by default :)