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10 or 12 digits? Message #1 Posted by Kiyoshi Akima on 8 Aug 2011, 11:00 p.m. Just playing around with the 12CPlatinum, I discovered that it's a 12-digit calculator, unlike the other Voyagers I've played with (excluding the 16C in integer mode, of course). So I have to ask, is the 12C+ a 10-digit or 12-digit machine?

Re: 10 or 12 digits? Message #2 Posted by Tim Wessman on 8 Aug 2011, 11:45 p.m., in response to message #1 by Kiyoshi Akima 10. Pure emulator. 12c platinum has a sorted history. First version with the silver body used binary math and had serious issues. Later versions fixed all the issues with the SW and began using a 12/15 digit BCD math library. TW Edited: 8 Aug 2011, 11:47 p.m.

Re: 10 or 12 digits? Message #3 Posted by Kiyoshi Akima on 9 Aug 2011, 3:22 a.m., in response to message #2 by Tim Wessman Thx. I thought it was pure emulation but wanted to be sure.

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