Which calculators run RPL under the hood?

[Paul Dale]

(11-30-2019 04:22 AM)rprosperi Wrote:  Was saving a little ROM and RAM in those models really less expensive than writing and testing code for those same models from scratch? It's hard to compare these economics today with the huge drop in price of hardware and always rising price of software development.

My guess would be: yes. It would still today when consumer devices are involved. Shaving a couple of cents off of the component cost matters when the device is being produced in the millions or when there is a tight price point to be met. I doubt these calculators were produced in that quantity but I'm certain that manufacturing cost was (and remains) a major concern.


Pauli