[COFF] [TUHS] The most surprising Unix programs

[Larry Stewart]

> On Mar 19, 2020, at 5:39 PM, Nemo Nusquam <cym224 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On 03/19/20 17:31, Dave Horsfall wrote:
>> On Thu, 19 Mar 2020, Mike Markowski wrote:
>>>> I've been using my trusty HP-42S for so long that I can hardly remember how to use a "normal" calculator :-)
>>> When my classmate's calculator died during an engineering exam, he asked if he could borrow my spare.  I handed him my HP 32s and after a minute he whispered, "Where's the equals key?"  He gave my calculator back. :-)
>> I did that to a financial controller in a previous life; she was not amused...  Hey, it was the only calculator that I had!  I could see her helplessly looking for the "=" key, then I took pity on her.
> 
> Hhmm, back in my early days, the 12C was highly coveted by financial types.  Our mileage differed.
> 
> By the way, HP will sell you an Android app'n that looks just like their venerable (and much missed) calculators.
> 
> N.
>> 
>> -- Dave
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The HP calculator apps run the original microcode...