Is RPN still relevant?

[MikeSD]

(12-17-2023 06:50 AM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  Hi all.

I’m gonna say yes. Since there’s SwissMicros, Panamatik, the developers of WP34S.

In addition, for the smartphone, there're Cuvee, the GO-2x series, i41CX. Plus, our beloved 15C has been resurrected.

I'm 78 and I was around when the first modern caculators appeared. And I'm still a full-time, working, engineer. I started with the HP-35.

I doubt I ever used an algebraic entry calculator, for anything but to try out. I still use RPN calculator today. I use an emulated HP-41CX on my phone. Although I have the real thing too.

The thing about algebraic calculators is you can take two different calculators, enter an equation the same way on both, and becaues each may handle parns differently, come up with two entirely different answers. I never got past that.

RPN always gives the same answer, no matter which one you use. To me, that's very relevant.