From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: lm at mcvoy.com (Larry McVoy) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:55:22 -0700 Subject: [COFF] [TUHS] The most surprising Unix programs In-Reply-To: References: <202003132331.02DNVaxN061501@tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU> <7ec47fd97b1a3d383ffed428f21f5287@firemail.cc> <15976a67-1666-9ae9-99c1-e0a09ffba360@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20200321025522.GA30810@mcvoy.com> On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 01:49:27PM +1100, Dave Horsfall wrote: > On Thu, 19 Mar 2020, Nemo Nusquam wrote: > > >Hhmm, back in my early days, the 12C was highly coveted by financial > >types. Our mileage differed. > > I've never seen one (but I've heard of them). Hmmm... The blue "g" key > rings a bell from somewhere. > > >By the way, HP will sell you an Android app'n that looks just like their > >venerable (and much missed) calculators. > > Sell? I downloaded "Free42" for the Mac for free :-) An app will never give you that feelng of touching quality when you pushed the keys. Those were really well made tools. I'm a tool guy, I've got a full on wood working shop (with a ton of old and new hand planes, the new guys are making some good stuff), pretty decent metal working, Logan lathe, stick, mig, plasma, and a full on mechanic shop, up to 3/4" impacts, I do tractors and big trucks. I love tools and an app is not a replacement for putting your fingers on an old HP calc.