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Re: Calculator dunking
From: Steve E. Bryant
Date: 2015 Jun 13, 21:52 -0500
From: Steve E. Bryant
Date: 2015 Jun 13, 21:52 -0500
Another thing I like about the fx-260 is the degree, minute, second feature. Steve OKC, OK -----Original Message----- >From: NavList@fer3.com [mailto:NavList@fer3.com] On Behalf Of Frank Reed >Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:57 PM >To: steveebryant@att.net >Subject: [NavList] Re: Calculator dunking >Lu, >Yes, the reason I posted my calculator dunking story is to remind people >that these cheap, standard "scientific calculators" are highly reliable. >And since the fx260 is solar-powered, it's almost **crazy** not to use >one for navigation calculations. Sure, thirty years ago, one could still >have doubts about calculators, but today?? Why do calculations on paper >--except for the entertainment value, of course (not that there's >anything wrong with that!).
