Is RPN still relevant?

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(12-17-2023 06:50 AM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  In addition, for the smartphone, there're Cuvee, the GO-2x series, i41CX.

Funny, I've not heard of any of these, so I guess they are for iOS. My go-to recommendation for smartphones is Free42 because it works on all major platforms (Android, Linux, Windows, MacOS, IOS). It is used on the DM42, and of course, it's a superset of the real HP-42S. It is convenient to have the same UI on all my laptops and devices. Other notable RPN apps on my phone for fun and research are: Plus42, JRPN 15C, JRPN 16C, WRPN 16C, Droid48, 48sx, Emu48, WP34s. I cannot recommend the "Touch RPN" app anymore.

As for whether RPN is still relevant, I feel like this is similar to asking whether classical music is relevant compared to pop music. Obviously pop music is orders of magnitude more popular and successful than classical. But RPN is still useful and preferred by some people, for certain types of calculations, in certain situations. I am glad there is at least one company (SwissMicros) that is still making hardware for RPN.

[Edit: Removed unnecessary digression..]