ENTER^ is your friend Message #1 Posted by Matt Agajanian on 25 May 2012, 3:43 p.m.
Hello all.
As a longtime RPN enthusiast and HP user I'd hate to see our beloved ENTER^ key relegated to fingernail-sized status. Although the 32SII and 35S retain the trademark length (unfortunately dropping the up arrow), I still would like to see future HP calculators incorporate the legendary ENTER^ key in its original glory.
Perhaps for starters, RPN should be recampaigned. Yes, although this new generation of kids would rather play with a cool TI or Casio with its neato Algebraic entry but, I firmly believe that RPN and the trademark ENTER^ key can be marketed as a much more natural problem solving ideology. In addition, the approach of 'solving the problem naturally as you would on paper,' should be the campaign strategy rather than the 'forced to restructure the problem to fit the calculator' approach.
Yes, in a sense, the problem is being restructured, rearranged to fit the RPN way BUT, it's in synch with how to logically think the problem through. In addition, if users can see the ambiguity and peculiarity of having to use extra parentheses and other punctuations to avoid the misinterpretation of an algebraic statement, I'm certain this would make the case for RPN much stronger.
So, HP, please restore our beloved ENTER^ back to its former glory.
Any thoughts?
Edited: 25 May 2012, 3:52 p.m.
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