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I think that each of us has a unique idea of what the "ideal" calculator would be. I also think we all probably realize that out ideal machines are unlikely to materialize in the real world. Another reason why my ideal machine can't happen has just occurred to me. I enjoy the machines themselves a great deal. But that enjoyment would be sterile without a community of more-or-less like minded enthusiasts such as this one. My ideal calculator is impossible precisely because it is my ideal. If I had the only one in the world, I couldn't share the fun of using the darned thing.
Thanks for being here, everyone.
Regards,
Howard
Well said Howard.
I've never found my ideal calculator either, and the practical design engineer side of me says I never will either, as my "ideal" also changes depending upon how I want to use it.
For instance, sometimes I just want the smallest and simplest calc I can get as I'm always moving around. Other times I want one optimised for my electronics calculations, so I want all the commonly used keys (including parallel) as main buttons. Then when I want to do some repetitive calculations I want a nice easy to use and edit solver, and the list just go's on and on...
No wonder I have 3 calculator in my draw at work...
As someone who is currently designing and building their own calculator, I've lost count of the number of times I've changed the design and had to reluctantly accept various practical trade-off's. And I'm only trying to please myself! I'll be happy if everyone just says, "hey, that's cool!".
Dave.