[Yossarian]

You should see the nice calculators that are available outside of the US. I guess everyone thinks the US is no longer in need of engineering computing. From the looks of recent trends, I suppose they are right.

Engineering calculators? How backwards! We all use sophisticated programs running on our servers and laptops now - pros and students alike.

[GingisK]

I prefer to separate from a server or a big laptop. Besides, few "calculator programs" have all of the functionality of a decent calculator. They can be solar powered as well, allowing me to operate without a wall plug nearby.