Manuals
May 9, 2022 09:16:29 #
You can download PDF versions of your manuals to readers on your cell phones or iPad-like devices. That way they’ll always be with you. For extra caution, download the PDFs to a different device so you can get to the manual on another device if the your phone or other craps out.
May 10, 2022 23:45:34 #
May 11, 2022 09:23:56 #
guitarpicker1151 wrote:
I set my Samsung smartphone calculater to RPN...
Learned to use a calculator with an HP I’m guessing
May 11, 2022 09:32:36 #
While in grad school in the 70's I couldn't afford the HP which was the gold standard
I bought a Texas Instruments calculator for $150 which had one amazing feature beyond simple math functions - it did square roots.
I bought a Texas Instruments calculator for $150 which had one amazing feature beyond simple math functions - it did square roots.
May 11, 2022 09:42:21 #
cincykid wrote:
While in grad school in the 70's I couldn't afford the HP which was the gold standard
I bought a Texas Instruments calculator for $150 which had one amazing feature beyond simple math functions - it did square roots.
I bought a Texas Instruments calculator for $150 which had one amazing feature beyond simple math functions - it did square roots.
I didn’t remember the TI was RPN. I had a TI for the same reason - couldn’t afford the HP 35 or 45. The TI I had would do trig functions as well which was a big selling point for the HPs.
May 11, 2022 12:47:12 #
NickGee
Loc: Pacific Northwest
jerryc41 wrote:
Companies must save millions by not including thick, heavy printed manuals. I can see their reasoning. It's easier to look up a term - if you get the wording right - on a computer. Getting the term right can be almost impossible, though.
You're overlooking one of the main benefits of online documentation: It's always up-to-date. I worked as a tech writer in software for over 20 years that spanned the period of the transition from printed books to online docs. in the "old" days we'd produce an updated printed book about every three years. In today's world, the online docs at most companies (in software, at least) are updated daily. (The "daily build" is a cornerstone of software development.) And don't overlook the fact that online docs are freely downloadable. And convenient to search and use. This disappoints some people, those who like holding a book in their hands (as do I), but time moves in just one direction.
May 11, 2022 20:24:18 #
I got a HP35 LED calculator in 1972,....$250.00,....engineers I worked with were awed by their availability and compact size and revolutionary ability to handle SIN,..COS,..TAN solving ability rather than going to charts from trig manuals.
In 1981 I got a programmable HP15 for college to accompany my working towards an assoc. degree in electro/mechanical engineering.
As a result I still use both preferring HP's Reverse Polish notation input following years of applying its use.
In 1981 I got a programmable HP15 for college to accompany my working towards an assoc. degree in electro/mechanical engineering.
As a result I still use both preferring HP's Reverse Polish notation input following years of applying its use.
May 11, 2022 21:07:16 #
TriX wrote:
I didn’t remember the TI was RPN. I had a TI for the same reason - couldn’t afford the HP 35 or 45. The TI I had would do trig functions as well which was a big selling point for the HPs.
TI never made an RPN calculator. My first calculator was the HP-25 bought in 1975. It was $200 and I was earning $2.78 an hour.
May 11, 2022 22:04:29 #
BebuLamar wrote:
TI never made an RPN calculator. My first calculator was the HP-25 bought in 1975. It was $200 and I was earning $2.78 an hour.
I know - I couldn’t afford the $295 for an HP 35 or $395 for the 45, so I had a TI, but I did use the HPs from time to time, so I became accustomed to RPN.
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