Programmer's Calculators

From: Peter C. Wallace <pcw_at_mesanet.com>
Date: Tue Nov 18 14:49:30 2003

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Fred Cisin wrote:

> If you aren't obsessed with HP, and are looking for a calculator for
> relatively trivial tasks encountered while PROGRAMMING, (not general
> scientific needs), then the TI Programmer is probably the best suited
> for the task.
>
> There were two models of it:
> The first one had LED display, and hardly any battery life.
> The second one had LCD display, with incredibly long battery life,
> and very short keyboard life.
>

Other people have said that about the battery life on the LED model but the
one I have on my desk has had the same 9V battery for more than a year, and is
still working fine. It does power-off fairly quickly if left idle. I normally
use it only a couple of times a day but I have no complaints about battery
life...


>
> But, the most CONVENIENT one of all, if your presbyopia hasn't gotten
> too bad, is the Casio CFX-40 and CFX-400 ("scientific calculator"
> wrist watch)
>
>
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
>

Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics
Received on Tue Nov 18 2003 - 14:49:30 GMT