Most common calculators in the forum?

[Thomas Okken]

(12-07-2017 06:57 AM)pier4r Wrote:  

(12-06-2017 11:42 PM)Thomas Okken Wrote:  I was surprised to discover that not everyone means the same thing when they say they use some calculator. I thought using a calculator meant using it at work, or to do your taxes, or whatever, but apparently, some people consider writing a program because of some challenge to be using their calculator, while I would call that playing with my calculator.

Ah now I get better some of your arguments, especially the one about 'people likely collect calculators without using them'.

For me using an object is using it, whatever the "seriousness" of the task (then again solving a challenge may be way more serious than computing taxes, it depends on the perspective).

The different types of use can be further refined. For example I use my calculators to explore problems since a calculator is like a ready math "PlayStation" that i don't need to setup. Especially the 50g has an immense library of commands plus some neat thirdy party libraries (and I wonder what will happen with new RPL).

To me, the difference between "using for fun" and "using for work" matters, because if something I only use for fun stops working, I can just find another way to have fun, but if something I use for work stops working, I have a crisis, and I need to find a replacement.

This is why I'm interested in emulation / simulation. Having a simulator means that I can continue using a calculator even when the actual, original, physical devices are no longer available... Which will happen, sooner or later.