How much has RPN/RPL spoiled you?

[Brian D]

Back when the 15C was the thing, we were about to take an exam and the prof asked if anyone had a spare calculator for someone who had forgotten his own. Apparently the first calculator which was offered wasn't sufficient, as the professor sarcastically told the room "I guess it has to be an HP."

When I was in the same situation once, I simply wrote that I had no calculator that day and worked all the problems to the point where the only thing left to do was punch the keys for the final answer. I got an A.

Having said that, it is kind of scary now that I think back to how I was relying on a single 15C with no backup.

I happened to learn Forth just before I got the 15C. Double RPN re-enforcement.