Jeff, I didn't say people had their computers off during programming. I said I sometimes want to check a value or do a quick calculation. I typically would do this while reading about a new device or something like that, and would wonder if I could utilize the new part in my projects. So, I do a quick calculation to see if it would be feasible. Obviously, if I'm doing any programming, I'll have my computer running and the calculator up and available. But I sometimes think about new applications and such when I'm not at the computer or not programming. Hence, my comments about using the calculator instead of the computer. I hope this clarifys things for you a little bit. Regards, Jim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Paul > >> If you do any programming of anything at all, a programmers >> calculator would be a definite asset to your toolset. You'll often >> wonder how you got along without it. >> >> BTW, the windows calculator is good, but many times I want to check >> some values or do some quick conversions and don't necessarily want >> to fire up the computer just to use the calculator. That's where >> the handheld and computer independent machines really come in handy. > > I agree that such a calculator is nice, it is quite an interesting > thought that people doing programming would have their computers off > during the task. ;) > > BTW: Is there any Palm-compatible software that can do this? I have > poked around but haven't found any. In short, I need more good reasons > to buy a Palm compatible device than I do now. I already have a > graphing type calculator but some of the relavant functions are a bit > hard to find. > > Jeff > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body