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To: DoodleBob

I still have my workhorse HP 12C from ~1980. Few people ever borrow an HP calculator, since the RPN input is very confusing to the casual user.


16 posted on 10/05/2022 5:40:26 PM PDT by Think free or die
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To: Think free or die

The RPN is a sort of poison pill...it keeps away the riff raff.


28 posted on 10/05/2022 5:47:44 PM PDT by DoodleBob ( Gravity’s waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: Think free or die

That’s why thieves won’t steal cars with stick shifts, too.


35 posted on 10/05/2022 5:51:02 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“I used to be nothing but a Deplorable Clinger, but I've been promoted to Brigadier Ultra-MAGA”)
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To: Think free or die

“RPN input is very confusing to the casual user.”

Sort of like manual transmissions.


56 posted on 10/05/2022 6:09:04 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Let's go Brandon)
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To: Think free or die

I have mine as well. Cost me about $350 back then. That was real money.


72 posted on 10/05/2022 6:44:11 PM PDT by Romulus
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