Re: Sliderules, Logs, and Prodigies

[Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>]

Igor Chudov @ home wrote:
> Timothy C. May wrote:
> > I found RPN ideal for exploratory calculations, where the stack orientation
> > was just so "natural."
> > This is not RPNpunks, but it seems that many of the younger subscribers
> > here really have not been exposed to RPN calculators. It's really worth the
> > $40 or so to buy the cheapest H-P calculator that has RPN.

> I also used RPN calculators 10 years ago, in high school, in Russia.
> Still miss them.  Which model (for no more than $40 or so) is the best
> around here?

Don't waste the $40.  Nowadays you can get an HP48G (without the ports) for $85-$90.