Re: HP35s zip cover Message #26 Posted by bill platt on 5 Mar 2010, 9:13 a.m., in response to message #25 by DurbanGuy
The "HP way" was always starkly different from Casio or Sharp or even Ti in terms of keyboard layout, logic of arrangement of mathematical functions, input paradigms (not just the RPN aspect) that I generally don't trust all the "bells and whistles" on other machines---I am never sure I have figured them out correctly. Stuff like nCr, or fraction input, or even more, memory...or the AOS/EOS variations....all can bite you rather badly when switching to non-HP.
But as long as I stick to the basics--just arithmetic--or take a little bit of time to test the "advanced" features in immediate need, then I can get along with the "other" machines OK in a pinch.
The converse is also true. Hand any HP to a Casio user and he's dumbfounded about the layout. But they all sway (about pioneers and older) "but these buttons are great!"
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