The death of calculator market?

[Albert Chan]

(10-03-2020 11:36 PM)harryp Wrote:  In general I think that a dedicated device is usually better at the task than a GPC (general purpose computer.)
... And - no distractions. I'm not going to answer email on it.

Only if dedicated device is much cheaper.

If high end calculator cost about the same as a netbook, I would go for the netbook.
Then, I can add whatever programs I like on it. Pythons, Lua, XCas, Excels, games ...
And, for nostalgia, add some calculator emulators on it.

The best part, you can run multiple programs at the same time (say, answer emails )

Quote:I think for number crunching a calculator is better. It's optimized to work with numbers and allow for quick 'what-ifs' and you don't have much overhead to learn. With Excel you'd have to learn Excel and then learn the formulas and then take care not to make a mistake with those.

For what-if analysis, I would say Excel is way better.
You can goal-seek the answer, without knowing how to get there.
(this reminds me of TK! Solver, back in my college days )