CASIO fx-991CW

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(09-26-2023 09:29 AM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  

(09-26-2023 08:55 AM)Quadratica Wrote:  A very short video to illustrate the point about easily making the mistake identified above.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qSfuhZSh28

This glitch begs the question: "Why use the ‘approximately equal to’ function in the first place?

But yes. It’s frustrating when the operation doesn’t cooperate the way it’s supposed to.

I'm sorry, but I really don't think this is a glitch; it's clearly operating the way it's intended to. In fact, it operates exactly the same way on my 991EX! The difference was that the EX had the S to D button to give an approximate/decimal answer, which the CW replaced with the format menu.

EXE and approximately equals operate identically: they perform the currently entered calculation, with the difference being the answer format. It's consistent design, which is usually a good thing.

Personally, I think the format button should have been the S/D button, with the format button's functionality being behind a shifted press.