Re: old HP ad in 1974 Scientific American Message #3 Posted by Howard Owen on 21 Oct 2006, 11:35 p.m., in response to message #1 by Don Shepherd
That is priceless!
I've never heard the arguments for RPN stated better. Imagine a company whose marketing department would produce something like that - practically unadulterated geek-speak - aimed squarely at SA's technically minded readership.
Marketdroid: Why in the #?@%! did you make these calculators so hard to use??
HP Engineer: They are not hard to use. They're easier, in fact.
Marketdroid: But where's the equals button? It's just weird!
HP Engineer: <Long, geeky explanation of RPN's advantages>
Marketdroid: <eyes glazing over> OK, OK, you write the copy!
Regards, Howard
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