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Re:The early history of HP calculators by dm319 on Sunday September 10, 2017 @03:00PM (#15213705)
Yes, I find complex equations to be far easier to calculate in RPN. Even if you get stuck you have a useful intermediate. On algebraic I find I'm having to back pedal to sort out parentheses for lower order operators.
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Re:The early history of HP calculators by antod on Sunday September 10, 2017 @06:03PM (#15214529)
Agreed. Although getting a multiline display like the 42S or (gasp) 48S helped a lot with keeping track of the stack.

edit: 42S not 42C

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