M H Stein wrote:
> That's a pretty sweeping statement; their keyboard and
display
> are as good as the one you use every day, cut and paste
is
> often handy for avoiding entry errors and you don't
have another
> item on your (non-virtual) desktop; best of all, if you
don't like anything
> out there you could presumably create your own.
Simple the calculator needs a mouse or hot keys all over the
computer keyboard. If you want to do any complex equation
or add more than 3 numbers the mouse or keyboard craps out
on you.
> I'm obviously less demanding; I'm quite happy with my
$1.00
> calculator: nice large LCD display, full size keys and
solar-powered.
> Cheaply made, true, but that's why it cost $1.00, and
it's served me
> well for 3 or 4 years; if it dies I guess I'll have to
bite the bullet and
> spend another $1.00.
Hey just use a PDF file. One
company I ordered from has the PDF file
order form that lets you do all the sums for the order
total.
You still have to type in the line items and order #'s how
ever.
> I for one am amazed and delighted that calculators,
computers etc.
> can be manufactured as cheaply as they are while in
general being
> much more efficient/useful/powerful and just as
reliable (or more so)
> than the products of yore, which would presumably cost
several orders
> of magnitude more if manufactured the same way today
and be
> completely out of my reach pricewise.
Well I don't fit in with the mass market product for
calculators.
I am also the one that still sends money orders for mail
order products
rather than using a credit card on line. Mostly I need
'1/x' and
scientific notation rather than all the scientific
functions.
One
company I ordered from has the PDF file
order form that lets you do all the sums for the order
total.
You still have to type in the line items and order #'s how
ever.
> I for one am amazed and delighted that calculators,
computers etc.
> can be manufactured as cheaply as they are while in
general being
> much more efficient/useful/powerful and just as
reliable (or more so)
> than the products of yore, which would presumably cost
several orders
> of magnitude more if manufactured the same way today
and be
> completely out of my reach pricewise.
Well I don't fit in with the mass market product for
calculators.
I am also the one that still sends money orders for mail
order products
rather than using a credit card on line. Mostly I need
'1/x' and
scientific notation rather than all the scientific
functions.