How do you calculate?

[Shachar Shemesh]

Ori Idan wrote:
> I mostly use grpn which emulates a RPN calculator, I am used to the 
> RPN system from old HP calculators.
>
I decided to give it a try (I used to own an hp 48).

First thing I said after doing the basic arithmetics was "it has no 
hexadecimal mode!". I decided to try typing "hex".

Low and behold - it entered hexadecimal mode. Great!

So I said, let's get out of hexadecimal mode. So I typed "dec", which 
the calculator obediently wrote down as "0xdec".

At which point I followed the proverb "when all else fails - read the 
manual".

So I did.

It said the function is called "dec".

Sorry, it does not seem I'll be adopting it any time soon. I use kcalc 
myself.

Shachar

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Shachar Shemesh
Lingnu Open Source Consulting Ltd.
http://www.lingnu.com

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