Another 50G (disappointment) story
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From: Veli-Pekka Nousiainen on 29 Sep 2006 02:01 Malak wrote: > greenchile505(a)yahoo.com wrote: > > >> The hp 49g+/50g has 2,300+ functions built-in. First, I would call >> that many. Second, some people would argue more than a few are >> useful. > > Sorry, i now that, i don't know what to say.... mmmmm for example, the > calculator doesn't have a ENG command, not de Enginnering notation, > the casios ENG command but if somebady want build that command, user > RPL make that possible. My position is pro HP. Even when i choose > improperly words because english is not my language, i think many > people understood me. ENG mode is there What do you mean by ENG command?
From: Malak on 29 Sep 2006 01:57 No ENG mode, "Casio calculator" ENG command.
From: Malak on 29 Sep 2006 02:09 Anyway, my message to Berk Birand is, "be patient the calculator can do anything you want, <<IF a command doesn't exist THEN build it END>> and try the RPN entry mode, is much easier then algebraic".
From: Jean-Yves Avenard on 29 Sep 2006 03:12 Malak wrote: > > Sorry, i now that, i don't know what to say.... mmmmm for example, the > calculator doesn't have a ENG command, not de Enginnering notation, the > casios ENG command but if somebady want build that command, user RPL Uh? Have you ever typed let say 5 ENG and see what happens? JY
From: Joe Horn on 29 Sep 2006 11:32
Jean-Yves Avenard wrote: > Malak wrote: > > > > Sorry, i now that, i don't know what to say.... mmmmm for example, the > > calculator doesn't have a ENG command, not de Enginnering notation, the > > casios ENG command but if somebady want build that command, user RPL > Uh? > Have you ever typed let say 5 ENG and see what happens? No no, he's not talking about HP's ENG display mode, but the functionality of the ENG key on many non-HP calculators, which adds 3 to the displayed exponent and moves the decimal point to the proper place so that the value stays the same. Shift-ENG reduces the exponent instead, and moves the decimal point in the other direction. This is moderately useful when you're dealing with real-world units, e.g. 1.234 gigawatts (or press ENG and see 1234 megawatts). 1.2345 E+9 ENG --> 1234.5 E+6 Some calcs show the key as ENG-> and the shifted version as <-ENG (or vice versa). Repeatedly pressing each key eventually moves the decimal point to the far left or right of the mantissa. I don't think that HP has ever had such keys. I personally don't miss it. -Joe- |