Recommendations for RPN Calculators? 580
"I'm in graduate school now, and since I'm taking an accounting course, where they don't want us digging out our laptops during a test, I need to buy another calculator. I'm a big fan of reverse polish notation (RPN), so I'd prefer to get another HP calculator.
Do companies still make calculators? I'd love to get another HP 48, but I'm not even sure if HP even makes calculators like that any longer -- on their web site, they're all cheapo-looking single line deals. I've read about something called an HP 48g, but HP has nothing about it on their web site."
its probably in vibrator mode (Score:2, Funny)
Replacement option... (Score:1, Funny)
Click on "Run"
Type in "calc.exe"
Click "OK"
Re:rpn = racist (Score:2, Funny)
It's not! it's RPN, so it's everything except Polish.
It's a Norwegien fisherman, a bannana, and a communicable disease, but it's NOT "Polish".
RPN really exists? (Score:2, Funny)
Get a HP... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Can be fixed (Score:5, Funny)
The sad part is I still have not figured out if you are making a Trek funny or have a soldering iron and know how to use it. God help me, I actually thought to see how the mods would tag it to decide...
Re:Inverter toast? (Score:3, Funny)
>>down the IC that is making all the noise (or look for a small IC
>>mounted xformer near on IC) and do some home work. Replace what makes
>>noise and what ic is a PWM if it has one, unless its home brew PWM
>>inversion and learn.
>
>Generally the only time an IC makes a noise is when it sizzles just
>before it goes bang.
>
>But yes, it sounds like a faulty component in the inverter for the TFT
>backplane, probably a coil with shorted turns, or an eletrolytic
>capacitor which was glued-down on the board but the glue has broken
>down and fallen off.
Thanks. I used my 48S during our quiz tonight, and people around me could hear it buzzing. The guy next to me had a cheapo TI calculator, and he asked me why my HP calculator was growling at his calculator.
Ha! (Score:3, Funny)
But, anyways, this reminds me of a funny story. I'm sitting in a low-level C++ class, when the teacher decides to show us some Lisp. I found this quite interesting and reminescent of my days with the RPN calculator, so (stupidly) I raised my hands to inquire whether or not the design of Lisp was based on Polish Notation (PN), which would at least cement in my mind how to treat the language.
Teacher: "WHAT! What did you say about Poles?!"
Me: "Polish _Notation_. You know, the mathematical format."
Teacher: "You're making it up!" (at this point, I was fairly stunned)
Me: "It's called that because, theoretically, those Polish mathematicians knew what they were about, you know?"
It was probably the lowest day of my school career. We were getting CS teachers who _didn't know what RPN was_. How embarassing.
As for your calculator, no bloody idea, I just use my TI-83+ whenever the batteries still work.
-Erwos
I need a manual... (Score:3, Funny)
I'll bake ya some bad-ass cookies if you can give me that
I'm also looking for a hard case. I love my 48, and you can pry it from my cold dead hands. Or from my newly distracted hands when I can get a Palm that'll run the emulator. : )
Let's see . . (Score:5, Funny)
(b^x)^y != b^(x+y) (Score:3, Funny)
(b^x)^y = b^(xy)