Calculators

[David1987]

Yes, I use my TI-84+ quite regularly. Partly, I suspect, because I have it right here on my desk, so it's easy to grab it and calculate something like 22-7 (yes, I know) or factor(1729) (not a standard function) Faster than going to wolfram alpha..

[Jeremy Hutchinson]

When I was working on accounting software I had a separate calculator. When I needed to make sure a transaction tied out, it was nice to just be able to reach over and start typing rather than try to use calc.exe. I left that calculator when I left that job and haven't missed it...

[Corporal Agarn]

At work I have a cheap one for quick calculations. At home I have a HP11 that I have had for around 20 years. Except when I forget to use reverse Polish it is great.

[Ennis Ray Lynch Jr]

I have a solar powered calculator in my flight bag. Much easier to use than the tools they suggest using for calculating time and distance.

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[Smithers Jones]

Dalek Dave wrote:

I do, I have one of These[^] that I use most days.

Hey, I have exactly the same one. :)

"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." (DNA)

[AspDotNetDev]

Yes, I use one of these. I also have a TI-83+, but I haven't really used it since college (sometimes I use calc.exe).

Martin Fowler wrote:

Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

[Andy Brummer]

My Dad had an FX-7000G. I had the FX-7500G[^] :-\

Curvature of the Mind now with 3D

[Chris Maunder]

Real mean use one of these[^].

cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

[CalvinHobbies]

on occasion, however my smartphone has calc function on it. just depends on where I am what I'm doing.

///////////////// Groucho Marx Those are my principles, if you don't like them… I have others.

[ian dennis 0]

I still have an original Casio CQ-81, that is 33 years old (2nd or 3rd battery, tho). It can do time calculations! [Casio CQ-81]

[PIEBALDconsult]

Casio fx-5000F, bought it in 1989 because the Assembly teacher said we'd need a calculator that did base 16. It's on its third set of batteries. But for everyday use I use my Casio watch. The one on the phone is a PITA.

[ii_noname_ii]

That's silly... Gotta be able to change old habits! - Windows+R calc. - Or a small app on W7 gadgets for more adanced stuff... - Or I'll just compile some code and write out the result..

[Earl Truss]

Sure. I still have my trusty Sharp programmer's calculator that I bought to do octal math back in the mid 80's when I worked for Control Data. It even does hex math but I didn't have a use for it back then. I think it cost me $25 at the time. The best hardware investment I ever made.

[edmurphy99]

does the one on my iPod count?

[RogelioP EX DE HL]

Dalek Dave wrote:

Does anybody still use them?

To date my Casio fx-115W S-V.P.A.M. [^] has been the loyal never fail companion. From time to time I'll geek it out and awe friends and foe alike with the Pocket (?) Computer 2 [^] :cool: -- RP

[agolddog]

Yes! Quite looking forward to it. Found this on an L.A. -> Sydney Qantas flight in 2009. Upon returning, I was very pleased to see our PBS station was carrying it a few weeks later. I hope they will pick up the newer episodes as well.

[Alan Burkhart]

I have a cheap solar-powered handheld that I use every day. I'd be lost without it.

XAlan Burkhart

[BrainiacV]

Yes, I do. My main honey is an HP-48GX[^], I had to replace the HP-48SX[^] that some lowlife stole from my cubicle. I had an HP-67[^], but sold it, and later bought each model of the HP-41 series (HP-41C[^], HP-41V[^], HP-41X[^]). I still have my HP-41X and have almost all the peripherals for it (direct connect printer, HP-IL printer, HP-IL interface, card reader[^], HP-2225B HP-IL ThinkJet, 82163A video interface, 82164A HP-IL/RS-232C serial interface, 82165A HP-IL/GPIO parallel interface, 3468A multimeter, digital scope, 82161A tape drive, HP-9114B 3-1/2" floppy drive(s), barcode reader wand) And I still have my HP-65[^], programmed that little beastie to death. During my Apple II days and when I programmed conveyor controls, I used my HP-16C programmer's calculator[^] (actually I have two of them, one for home and one for work). And then someone gave me an HP-75C[^], which is a borderline calculator the speaks HP-BASIC.

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[Matt McGuire]

ya, still pull out the old calc to double check my stuff. the one in win7 is good, but sometimes just can't replace the old TI-36X.

[computer_nerd]

I have a 30 year old Boots 425 Scientific[^] with an LED screen which was the recommended one to buy when I was at school. I love it and still use it. Much quicker to use than the one on my phone or pc and has sprung keys that stick out