How much has RPN/RPL spoiled you?

[Les Bell]

(05-27-2015 07:10 AM)AnalogJoe Wrote:  I would love to read your thoughts and experiences

You think you've got problems? I've been using RPN since I got my HP-45 in 1974, and the effects of neuroplasticity mean that RPN has worn its way deeply into my brain. I can use a conventional calculator if I absolutely have to, but I don't feel confident and need to double-check everything.

As a result - and, I suspect, like many people here - I've arranged that I will never have to use a conventional calculator. At first, I thought I could get by with just my HP-41CX and my older 41CV, but I began to fret that that might not be enough, and decided to pick up a few spares. Before I knew it, I was a collector, and as I type this, there are 8 HP calculators on my desk - and the only non-RPN one is an HP-71B. In fact, everyone in my family (wife and two kids) has at least one RPN calculator, if only a 12C.

[stands up]
Hi, everybody! My name is Les, and I'm an addict. . .
[sits down again]