[COFF] [TUHS] Re: forth on early unix

[Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM) via COFF]

Dan Cross via COFF writes:

> I still keep an RPN calculator on my desk, though I rarely need to use
> it anymore; most of the time if I need to do a quick computation, I
> just fire up `bc` at the command line.

I use my 50g every day. I find bc just too clunky to use regularly.
And for more than simple math, I have programs that help derive
values for low/high/bandpass filters that save a lot of time when
prototyping new filters, or for building PADs, etc.  There isn't
much you cannot do with an HP 50g.

--lyndon