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Dumbin' it down... Message #1 Posted by Anthony L. Mach on 29 Nov 2006, 11:40 p.m. Good for a chuckle. Read the desrcription. TI-5019 Quote: One of the nice things about the TI-5019 is that it operates just like a standard calculator. There's no need to learn the RPN (reverse Polish notation) entry method that more professional models use. Tony Edited: 29 Nov 2006, 11:44 p.m.

Re: Dumbin' it down... Message #2 Posted by Les Bell on 30 Nov 2006, 12:47 a.m., in response to message #1 by Anthony L. Mach And it's a "SCIENTIFIC Printing Calculator", but unfortunately doesn't have any tax keys or a grand-total key. Darn. Best, --- Les [http://www.lesbell.com.au]

Re: Dumbin' it down... Message #3 Posted by Hal Bitton on 30 Nov 2006, 10:27 a.m., in response to message #2 by Les Bell Quote: And it's a "SCIENTIFIC Printing Calculator", Hmmm...not a lot of scientific functions evident on the keyboard...perhaps they're shifted functions (as in shifted to a different calculator) :) HB

Re: Dumbin' it down... Message #4 Posted by Walter B on 30 Nov 2006, 2:56 a.m., in response to message #1 by Anthony L. Mach Oh yeah, this looks like big science! Although, without Grand Total, applications may be somewhat limited... Quote: There's no need to learn the RPN (reverse Polish notation) entry method that more professional models use. I propose to quote this statement for advertising. It's so striking it could be used as our motto. What do you think?

Re: Dumbin' it down... Message #5 Posted by Steve Borowsky on 30 Nov 2006, 5:13 a.m., in response to message #4 by Walter B I have to admit, the guy makes a boring, ugly calculator sound interesting, and with 100% positive feedback with 3662 auctions he's doing something right.

Re: Dumbin' it down... Message #6 Posted by Les Wright on 30 Nov 2006, 12:48 p.m., in response to message #4 by Walter B On of the things I always loved about using an RPN calculator in school is that no-one every wanted to borrow it. Some folks nearly have a stroke when the can't find the equals key. I have been using my old TI57 lately (after years in crate the dusty old thing works) and I get disoriented easily. What is this equals key? What's on the stack now? What, no stack? Les

Re: Dumbin' it down... Message #7 Posted by Thomas Radtke on 30 Nov 2006, 5:38 a.m., in response to message #1 by Anthony L. Mach Hopefully, he was allowed to use Jörg Wörners work and pictures for that auction. http://www.datamath.org/Desktop/ti-5019SV.htm

Re: Dumbin' it down... Message #8 Posted by Steve Borowsky on 30 Nov 2006, 5:41 a.m., in response to message #7 by Thomas Radtke Quote: Hopefully, he was allowed to use Jörg Wörners work and pictures for that auction. http://www.datamath.org/Desktop/ti-5019SV.htm I take it back. He didn't make it sound interesting, Jorg did.

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