Re: [Dorset] dc

Hi Tim, > There's also rpncalc in the Debian repos (HP28 emulator) which has the > trig functions missing in dc and handles hex a bit more elegantly. I like the hex and octal handling, and that it has bitwise operators. The lack of variables and stacks compared to dc is a bit limiting, but then

Re: [Dorset] dc

Hi Tim, > Thank you Ralph for mentioning dc at the pub meet last night - really > useful little application. Don't let Nathan hear you. He thinks I turn every problem into one that needs dc(1) in its solution as it is. One little use for it is ~/bin/sum to tot-up numbers. $ cat ~/bin/sum

[Dorset] dc

Thank you Ralph for mentioning dc at the pub meet last night - really useful little application. There's also rpncalc in the Debian repos (HP28 emulator) which has the trig functions missing in dc and handles hex a bit more elegantly. Cheers Tim -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-0