Yes, but then it wouldn't be a "simple" pocket calculator... But thinking about it for the moment, if HP can sell a "reverse-Polish" scientific calculator, then why not a "tacit J" one?
Can you think of a useful but small set of keys? Not sure I'd want a keyboard with all 133 primitives. :-) But something handier than a typewriter keyboard else it's just another command-line JFE. Ian 2010/11/11 Björn Helgason <[email protected]>: > I would like to have a pocket calculator with J on it so they could be > useful > > 2010/11/2 Sherlock, Ric <[email protected]> > >> > From: Björn Helgason >> > Sent: Tuesday, 2 November 2010 22:18 >> > >> > As far as I am concerned it is an advantage that it uses J conventions. >> > >> >> I can understand that. >> I'm just saying that if the intention of the demo application is to emulate >> a simple pocket calculator, then using J conventions won't be suitable. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > > > > -- > Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur > Fornustekkum II > 781 Hornafirði, > t-póst: [email protected] > gsm: +3546985532 > sími: +3544781286 > http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming > > > Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari einfaldleikans > > góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum > /|_ .-----------------------------------. > ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | > ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | > / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | > ( -. | `-----------------------------------' > | ) | (\_ _/) > (`-. '--.) (='.'=) ♖♘♗♕♔♙ > `. )----' (")_(") ☃☠ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
