Re: TI sucks HP rules
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At 14:07 8/5/96 GMT, pgunn01@ibm.net wrote:
>Perhaps I live in a geeky area, but I've seen many people around with
>headphones plugged into their (closed, but on) laptop, listening to
>their CDs.
I guess you do... I've not seen ANYONE in my area do this... =)
>
>>business schmoe look like if every time his boss asked for a quick number
>>check, he "whipped" out a laptop?!
>
>Hey, leave it on in suspend mode, and pull it out of your briefcase. Every
>person I know in any sort of big business (like international tax) carries
>a laptop at all times.
Suspend mode is a rip... it still takes about 45s for the Acer 361 (P120,
16MB/810MB) to pull itself out of suspend mode and get back to Win95. The
calculators are instant-on... press [ON] and start doing your calculations...
>
>>Besides, you are all wrong anywho. For quick calculations, the Hp-48;
>
>Odd. The HP series of calculators, due to their rather unusual design
>(postfix), make it impossible for anyone to do any real math.
Agreed, RPN (Reverse Polish Notation aka postfix) DOES take some getting
used to... lots of it. I had a HP for about 2 weeks & couldn't get the hang
of RPN
... thats why I bought a TI... Those who endured the learning curve and
stuck with the HP say they woulldn't go back... fewer keystrokes involved,
actually. Especially for (2x+3)/(5+(3x^2-4x+12)/(32x^4-7x+4)) and other
complex operations, b/c there is no need for parentheses...
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Just my $0.23
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