19 Mar
2020
19 Mar
'20
9:31 p.m.
On Thu, 19 Mar 2020, Mike Markowski wrote:
I did that to a financial controller in a previous life; she was not
amused... Hey, it was the only calculator that I had! I could see her
helplessly looking for the "=" key, then I took pity on her.
-- Dave
I've been
using my trusty HP-42S for so long that I can hardly remember
how to use a "normal" calculator :-)
When my classmate's calculator died during an engineering exam, he asked
if he could borrow my spare. I handed him my HP 32s and after a minute
he whispered, "Where's the equals key?" He gave my calculator back.
:-) 
19 Mar
19 Mar
9:30 p.m.
New subject: [TUHS] The most surprising Unix programs
On 03/19/20 17:31, Dave Horsfall wrote:
On Thu, 19 Mar 2020, Mike Markowski wrote:
I did that to a financial controller in a previous life; she
was not
amused... Hey, it was the only calculator that I had! I could see
her helplessly looking for the "=" key, then I took pity on her.
Hhmm, back in my early days, the 12C was highly coveted by financial
types. Our mileage differed.
By the way, HP will sell you an Android app'n that looks just like their
venerable (and much missed) calculators.
N.
I've
been using my trusty HP-42S for so long that I can hardly
remember how to use a "normal" calculator :-)
When my classmate's
calculator died during an engineering exam, he
asked if he could borrow my spare. I handed him my HP 32s and after
a minute he whispered, "Where's the equals key?" He gave my
calculator back. :-)
-- Dave
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9:48 p.m.
New subject: [TUHS] The most surprising Unix programs
On Mar 19, 2020, at 5:39 PM, Nemo Nusquam
<cym224(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 03/19/20 17:31, Dave Horsfall wrote:
The HP calculator apps run the original microcode...
On Thu, 19 Mar 2020, Mike Markowski wrote:
I did that to a financial controller in a previous life; she
was not amused... Hey, it was the only calculator that I had! I could see her helplessly
looking for the "=" key, then I took pity on her.
Hhmm, back in my early days, the 12C was highly coveted by financial types. Our mileage
differed.
By the way, HP will sell you an Android app'n that looks just like their venerable
(and much missed) calculators.
N.
I've
been using my trusty HP-42S for so long that I can hardly remember how to use a
"normal" calculator :-)
When my classmate's calculator died during
an engineering exam, he asked if he could borrow my spare. I handed him my HP 32s and
after a minute he whispered, "Where's the equals key?" He gave my
calculator back. :-)
-- Dave
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21 Mar
21 Mar
2:49 a.m.
New subject: [TUHS] The most surprising Unix programs
On Thu, 19 Mar 2020, Nemo Nusquam wrote:
Hhmm, back in my early days, the 12C was highly
coveted by financial
types. Our mileage differed.
I've never seen one (but I've heard of them). Hmmm... The blue "g"
key
rings a bell from somewhere.
By the way, HP will sell you an Android app'n
that looks just like their
venerable (and much missed) calculators.
Sell? I downloaded "Free42" for the Mac for free :-)
-- Dave
2:55 a.m.
New subject: [TUHS] The most surprising Unix programs
On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 01:49:27PM +1100, Dave Horsfall wrote:
On Thu, 19 Mar 2020, Nemo Nusquam wrote:
An app will never give you that feelng of touching quality when you
pushed the keys. Those were really well made tools. I'm a tool guy,
I've got a full on wood working shop (with a ton of old and new hand
planes, the new guys are making some good stuff), pretty decent metal
working, Logan lathe, stick, mig, plasma, and a full on mechanic shop,
up to 3/4" impacts, I do tractors and big trucks.
I love tools and an app is not a replacement for putting your fingers
on an old HP calc.
Hhmm, back in my early days, the 12C was highly
coveted by financial
types. Our mileage differed.
I've never seen one (but I've heard of them). Hmmm... The blue "g"
key
rings a bell from somewhere.
By the way, HP will sell you an Android app'n
that looks just like their
venerable (and much missed) calculators.
Sell? I downloaded "Free42" for the Mac for free :-) 
4:01 a.m.
New subject: HP calculator emulators (was: The most surprising Unix programs)
On Saturday, 21 March 2020 at 13:49:27 +1100, Dave Horsfall wrote:
On Thu, 19 Mar 2020, Nemo Nusquam wrote:
In fact, there are a surprising number. I've downloaded free42, 48sx
hp67 calculator. All would do what I need, but I found that 48sx has
the prettiest interface. It almost looks better than the original.
Greg
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By the way, HP will sell you an Android
app'n that looks just like their
venerable (and much missed) calculators.
Sell? I downloaded "Free42" for the Mac for free :-) 
7:21 a.m.
New subject: The most surprising Unix programs
Dave Horsfall <dave(a)horsfall.org> writes:
Sell? I downloaded "Free42" for the Mac for
free :-)
Free42 works great on lots of platforms, including Android - and it also
powers the HP-42S clone from these guys: https://www.swissmicros.com/
-tih
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9:10 p.m.
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On Sat, 21 Mar 2020, Tom Ivar Helbekkmo via COFF wrote:
Dave Horsfall <dave(a)horsfall.org> writes:
I have 'go48g' on my android, mostly for nostalgia, I've forgotten how
to use most of the features of it. The 48gx was my first HP calc long
ago, still have it, though it is currently in pieces as I am (slowly)
attempting to perform some repairs on it.
My go-to calculator on my (android) phone is simply called 'RPN
Calculator' and I use 'dc' when logged into *nix.
I made fun of friends that used HP calculators for a long time, until
I started using it. Once I wrapped my head around RPN, it just felt
"better." But, like text editors, keyboard layouts, etc... to each
his/her own, use what you know and can get work done with.
--
Michael Parson
Pflugerville, TX
KF5LGQ
Sell? I downloaded "Free42" for the
Mac for free :-)
Free42 works great on lots of platforms, including Android - and it also
powers the HP-42S clone from these guys: https://www.swissmicros.com/
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