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Re:Calculators Now Emulated at Internet Archive by PeterisP on Sunday January 29, 2023 @10:03AM (#34568709)
Dedicated physical buttons are far superior to 'universal' touchscreen interfaces, if the thing you need fits on them.

And having a separate dedicated device helps having a workflow that doesn't invite distraction or context switching on a universal device, so having a dedicated device often is a reasonable intentional choice even if the same functionality is already available on another non-dedicated device.

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Re:Calculators Now Emulated at Internet Archive by jameshart on Sunday January 29, 2023 @10:26AM (#34568916)
You can buy dedicated physical buttons and plug them into a computer. They’re called ‘keyboards’.
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Re:Calculators Now Emulated at Internet Archive by avgcorrection on Sunday January 29, 2023 @05:18PM (#34573371)
Some even come in a format specialized for numerical data entry. They’re called “numpads”. :)
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Re:Calculators Now Emulated at Internet Archive by PeterisP on Monday January 30, 2023 @01:58PM (#34584687)
Some numpads even come with an attached specialized screen to show you what you entered and a bunch of other features - they're called "calculators" :)
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Re:Calculators Now Emulated at Internet Archive by avgcorrection on Monday January 30, 2023 @02:44PM (#34585337)
And the circle is complete :)
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