[Foss-cafe] What calculator ?

[Pupeno]

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Do the TI calculators use RPN (Reverse Polish Notation), or the standard one ?
On Wednesday 31 March 2004 16:06, Timothy R. Butler wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> > I'm starting to study algebra and calculus and I might go on latter with
> > some physics, etc. What (programable) calculator would you recomend ? I
> > once had an HP 48G and then a 49G which was a great improved but there
> > were some things that noted that it was a 48G with a new skin and I
> > didn't like that... I'm now seeing that Texas Instrument have great
> > programable calculators as well... so... what do you recomend ? what are
> > your experiences ?
>
>   Are you talking about something like a "Graphing Calculator"? If so,
> I'd recommend considering the TI-83 Silver Edition. I use it mostly
> because I like having a big screen so I can see what I've done before
> (thus I can't say whether the features your looking for or even its
> "namesake" -- that is, graphing -- features are any good), but it's
> handy for a lot of things and is programmable (I haven't bothered with
> that personally).
>
>   If I were to hazard a guess, I would say that it runs something
> similar to the OS in the old TI-99/4A home computer only much faster
> (and obviously) smaller. It has Basic.
>
>   -Tim

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