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Re: Top Ten CN Skills
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2014 Oct 6, 12:49 +0000
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2014 Oct 6, 12:49 +0000
Frank, I missed your survey, can you give some information which will help to find it? Title of the message, approx date? I am using a very old Casio fx-250, which has been discontinued long ago. Several years ago I bought Casio fx-260 solar, and it does not have this convenient deg/min/sec conversion. I even asked a Casio representative why this feature disappeared, and tried to explain him why it is important. From your message follows that they returned this feature (?!) The fx-260 solar that I have now does not have deg/min/sec conversion. Alex. ________________________________________ From: NavList@fer3.com [NavList@fer3.com] on behalf of Sean C [NoReply_SeanC@fer3.com] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 1:45 AM To: eremenko@math.purdue.edu Subject: [NavList] Re: Top Ten CN Skills Frank wrote:[BEGIN QUOTE] I recently did a survey of calculators in stores like Target, Walmart, Staples, etc., and I was pleased to see that the "Casio fx-260 Solar" is still selling well and usually for less than $10. It was $8.47 (???) at Walmart. That's the calculator I recommend.[END QUOTE] I second that. I actually use my TI-30X IIS more because it has multiple memory slots which make sight reduction a breeze, and it has a battery for low-light conditions. But the Casio has one feature that almost trumps those and which I so wish the TI had: the "deg/min/sec" button works without having to use a menu like the TI does. It's a small difference, but when I keep having to pick deg., min. or sec. from a menu it makes me wonder why TI didn't just simplify it like Casio did: just press one button after each numerical entry. -Sean C. [PLAIN TEXT VERSION OF MESSAGE AUTO-GENERATED. ORIGINAL MAY INCLUDE MORE CONTENT] ---------------------------------------------------------------- NavList message boards and member settings: www.fer3.com/NavList Members may optionally receive posts by email. To cancel email delivery, send a message to NoMail[at]fer3.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Top-Ten-CN-Skills-SeanC-oct-2014-g28881
