Linux RPN calculator
narke
I am looking for a good linux RPN calculator. It should has following
features:
1. RPN (Reverse Polish Notation)
2. Decimal, Hexadecimal
3. Mathmatic functions: triangular, log, etc.
4. Normal and science mode (science mode shows 100 as 1.0 E02)
5. *prefer* to support complex operations.
There is a windows program xcalc (http://www.tordivel.no/xcalc/) that is
good enough but I've not yet found a linux one.
Thanks for any information.
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narke
Glyn Millington
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a good linux RPN calculator. It should has following
> features:
>
> 1. RPN (Reverse Polish Notation)
> 2. Decimal, Hexadecimal
> 3. Mathmatic functions: triangular, log, etc.
> 4. Normal and science mode (science mode shows 100 as 1.0 E02)
> 5. *prefer* to support complex operations.
>
> There is a windows program xcalc (http://www.tordivel.no/xcalc/) that is
> good enough but I've not yet found a linux one.
I know *nothing* about calculators, but if you use Emacs, do you know
about Emacs Calc?
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/calc.html
Calc is an advanced calculator and mathematical tool that runs as part of the GNU Emacs environment. Very roughly based on the HP-28/48 series of calculators, its many features include:
* Choice of algebraic or RPN (stack-based) entry of calculations.
* Arbitrary precision integers and floating-point numbers.
* Arithmetic on rational numbers, complex numbers (rectangular and
polar), error forms with standard deviations, open and closed
intervals, vectors and matrices, dates and times, infinities, sets,
quantities with units, and algebraic formulas.
* Mathematical operations such as logarithms and trigonometric functions.
* Programmer's features (bitwise operations, non-decimal numbers).
* Financial functions such as future value and internal rate of return.
* Number theoretical features such as prime factorization and arithmetic modulo M for any M.
* Algebraic manipulation features, including symbolic calculus.
* Moving data to and from regular editing buffers.
* "Embedded mode" for manipulating Calc formulas and data directly inside any editing buffer.
* Graphics using GNUPLOT, a versatile (and free) plotting program.
* Easy programming using keyboard macros, algebraic formulas, algebraic rewrite rules, or extended Emacs Lisp.
For more info ..............
http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/AdvancedDeskCalculator
atb
Glyn
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Aaron W. Hsu
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a good linux RPN calculator. It should has following
> features:
>
> 1. RPN (Reverse Polish Notation)
> 2. Decimal, Hexadecimal
> 3. Mathmatic functions: triangular, log, etc. 4. Normal and science
> mode (science mode shows 100 as 1.0 E02) 5. *prefer* to support
> complex operations.
>
> There is a windows program xcalc (http://www.tordivel.no/xcalc/) that is
> good enough but I've not yet found a linux one.
>
> Thanks for any information.
You could use DC, which is a fairly good command line calculator. You can
also check out xcalc, which is built-in with most X Windows Systems. It
has an RPN mode (-rpn).
I can't say that I've spent much time with more sophisticated ones
though. I actually prefer to have a desktop or handheld calculator, so I
use HPs whenever I need a true calculator.
Aaron W. Hsu
narke
> On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:14:07 +0000, narke wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am looking for a good linux RPN calculator. It should has following
>> features:
>>
>> 1. RPN (Reverse Polish Notation)
>> 2. Decimal, Hexadecimal
>> 3. Mathmatic functions: triangular, log, etc. 4. Normal and science
>> mode (science mode shows 100 as 1.0 E02) 5. *prefer* to support
>> complex operations.
>>
>> There is a windows program xcalc (http://www.tordivel.no/xcalc/) that is
>> good enough but I've not yet found a linux one.
>>
>> Thanks for any information.
>
> You could use DC, which is a fairly good command line calculator. You can
> also check out xcalc, which is built-in with most X Windows Systems. It
> has an RPN mode (-rpn).
yes, DC is RPN, but it does not support hexadecimal and math functions,
so I cannot choice it.
>
> I can't say that I've spent much time with more sophisticated ones
> though. I actually prefer to have a desktop or handheld calculator, so I
> use HPs whenever I need a true calculator.
I hope I can have a HP-50g, but it's too expensive to me :)
> Aaron W. Hsu
narke
Sounds good enough! thanks for the information.
>
> For more info ..............
>
> http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/AdvancedDeskCalculator
>
>
> atb
>
>
> Glyn
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Henrik Carlqvist
> I hope I can have a HP-50g, but it's too expensive to me :)
What about x48?
It gives you plenty of features and is of course rpn as it emulates an HP
calculator.
regards Henrik
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Mike Spencer
narke <narke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am looking for a good linux RPN calculator. It should has following
> features:
>
> 1. RPN (Reverse Polish Notation)
> 2. Decimal, Hexadecimal
> 3. Mathmatic functions: triangular, log, etc.
> 4. Normal and science mode (science mode shows 100 as 1.0 E02)
> 5. *prefer* to support complex operations.
My home-built RPN calculator is here:
http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/temp/calc
Perl script, runs in console, xterm or a shell buffer within
emacs. (In an emacs shell buffer, you can scroll back arbitrarily far
to see what you've done.)
Some but not all of the features you want. Has some features you
didn't mention. Might be useful. Caveats and further details in the
comments and help pages.
Will display the x register in hex but doesn't have a hexmode for
input. That could be added fairly easily if you hack simple perl.
> There is a windows program xcalc (http://www.tordivel.no/xcalc/) that is
> good enough but I've not yet found a linux one.
Comes with Slackware. I first saw it circa 1989 on Athena, never liked
it. It is precisely why I cobbled up the perl script.
WYSIWYG, YMMV etc. etc.
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Robert Komar
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a good linux RPN calculator. It should has following
> features:
>
> 1. RPN (Reverse Polish Notation)
> 2. Decimal, Hexadecimal
> 3. Mathmatic functions: triangular, log, etc.
> 4. Normal and science mode (science mode shows 100 as 1.0 E02)
> 5. *prefer* to support complex operations.
>
> There is a windows program xcalc (http://www.tordivel.no/xcalc/) that is
> good enough but I've not yet found a linux one.
>
> Thanks for any information.
Have a look at "grpn". It's a bit klunky by today's standards, but it
pretty much covers everything in your list (including complex
operations). The interface is pretty old-school, but if nothing else
fits the bill...
You can find it by searching for "grpn" at freshmeat.net.
Cheers,
Rob Komar
Eef Hartman
> I hope I can have a HP-50g, but it's too expensive to me :)
I got a more than 10 (probably much more) years old Texas TI-25,
which still does everything I want, including octal and hex in-
and output.
The KDE calculator, kcalc, isn't bad either and it works well even
when you're not running KDE itself.
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Ed Wilson
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a good linux RPN calculator. It should has following
> features:
>
> 1. RPN (Reverse Polish Notation)
> 2. Decimal, Hexadecimal
> 3. Mathmatic functions: triangular, log, etc.
> 4. Normal and science mode (science mode shows 100 as 1.0 E02)
> 5. *prefer* to support complex operations.
>
> There is a windows program xcalc (http://www.tordivel.no/xcalc/) that is
> good enough but I've not yet found a linux one.
>
> Thanks for any information.
>
I have used free42 on my n800.
http://thomasokken.com/free42/
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Eef Hartman
> I am looking for a good linux RPN calculator. It should has following
> features:
>
> 1. RPN (Reverse Polish Notation)
> 2. Decimal, Hexadecimal
> 3. Mathmatic functions: triangular, log, etc.
> 4. Normal and science mode (science mode shows 100 as 1.0 E02)
> 5. *prefer* to support complex operations.
Did you already have a look at this:
http://thomasokken.com/free42/
This is a free and still maintained HP42S (Scientific) calculator
emulator, prebuild for several O/S'es, including Linux x86, but
the source is available too to compile it yourself.