On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 23:18:30 -0800, Craig Dickson wrote: > begin Vincent Lefevre quotation: > > 1+2*3= gives 7 > > 1+2=*3= gives 9 > > Fair enough. So perhaps the distinction is whether or not the calculator > is designed to automatically provide a running total.
Even as an option, I don't think this would be a good choice. It may be confusing if the user enters this mode by mistake. I think that RPN is a much much better choice, so it should be better to have the choice between conventional algebraic notation and RPN (I use Calcoo, which gives this choice). -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> - 100% validated (X)HTML - Acorn Risc PC, Yellow Pig 17, Championnat International des Jeux Mathématiques et Logiques, TETRHEX, etc. Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / SPACES project at LORIA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]