Frank,
This is quite long, but I'm posting it anyway, because I think
there is a bigger picture than the one Derek paints.
There is several bigger pictures. I was only attempting
to correct the painting on a small piece of them.
The
quoted article posits a better design for calculators,
with
On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 15:23 +0100, Derek M Jones wrote:
If one defines numeracy as the ability to manipulate numbers
using calculators, then yes this research is applicable to
numeracy. Being old fashioned I define numeracy as the
ability to manipulate numbers without external aids.
I think
Frank,
This is why, for its time, RPN was a better system
Ah, ok. I didn't know I was talking to one of 'those people'.
Slide rules at dawn?
Isn't being good enough the aim of all product development?
No; making money is the aim of all product development,
No; maximizing return on
On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 00:31 +0100, Derek M Jones wrote:
No; making money is the aim of all product development,
No; maximizing return on investment is the goal of product investment.
Neither of these statements is correct but I guess that debate is for
another forum.
--
Russel.
