On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 9:23 AM, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 3:43 AM, Peter Klein <pklein@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> This ought to warm the cockles of some of your hearts.
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/17911267022/
>>
>> They don't make 'em like that anymore, but at least there's an app.
>>
>>
> I have that very app. And since I've been studying for the Extra class
> amateur exam, I've been using it a lot. I wanted one of the official HP
> versions, like the 41c, but they're $19. I desperately wanted a real 41c
> (or cv) when I was in college, but it was way beyond my means.
>
> My very first calculator was a National Semiconductor scientific, and it
> used RPN, so that's what I learned on. Made sense to me. Also prevented
> classmates from borrowing it once they realized there wasn't an "equals"
> key...
> --
>
In fact, my second calculator was an HP35, the very first pocket scientific
calculator. RPN again.
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Paul Braun WD9GCO
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"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach
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