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by AlexFekken
Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:26 am
Forum: DM42
Topic: 1e3 seperator
Replies: 6
Views: 4938

Re: 1e3 seperator

Thomas Okken wrote:
Sun Jan 14, 2018 3:24 pm
This is also one of those "slippery slope" kind of features: if I say yes, what else do I end up agreeing to, and where will it end?
Perhaps not so slippery at all because this is exactly what the SI system recommends:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internati ... m_of_Units
by AlexFekken
Tue Jan 09, 2018 3:58 am
Forum: DM42
Topic: My Calculator DM42 ist arrived ;-)
Replies: 63
Views: 46071

Re: My Calculator DM42 ist arrived ;-)

If anyone is still keeping track: my DM42 (SN 311) arrived yesterday, the 8th of January, in Brisbane, Australia.

Very, very nice!
by AlexFekken
Wed Dec 20, 2017 5:33 am
Forum: Hardware issues
Topic: buttons that don't register well
Replies: 198
Views: 138274

Re: buttons that don't register well

Hmmm, ich lese und lese, wo gebe ich Dir Rätsel auf? Ganz einfach: Um 20:29 empfiehlst du "Bremsen- & Teilereiniger" und rätst von Aceton ab. Um 21:49 schreibst du wörtlich "Ich benutze kein Aceton, vorzugsweise als Teilereiniger." Ist meine Verwirrung nachvollziehber? Maybe...
by AlexFekken
Tue Dec 19, 2017 7:04 am
Forum: DM42
Topic: My Calculator DM42 ist arrived ;-)
Replies: 63
Views: 46071

Re: My Calculator DM42 ist arrived ;-)

rprosperi wrote:
Tue Dec 19, 2017 3:56 am
Ok, I admit it, I couldn't recall the actual low number and knew this was the easiest way to find out.
:D
by AlexFekken
Tue Dec 19, 2017 1:26 am
Forum: DM42
Topic: My Calculator DM42 ist arrived ;-)
Replies: 63
Views: 46071

Re: My Calculator DM42 ist arrived ;-)

The type of LCD used actually uses zero current when the machine is off, despite preserving the appearance of still being "on". Doubters will scoff, but it's been discussed, researched and explored by lots of folks in the beta group that also doubted it. But the reference for this that is...
by AlexFekken
Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:59 am
Forum: Discuss!
Topic: DM42 release date please...
Replies: 92
Views: 59566

Re: DM42 release date please...

Michael wrote:
Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:58 am
Saturday at 20:00 UTC+1
https://www.worldtimezone.com/

:D
by AlexFekken
Sun Sep 03, 2017 7:09 am
Forum: Discuss!
Topic: What would be the ultimate calculator in 2017?
Replies: 102
Views: 64158

Re: What would be the ultimate calculator in 2017?

* tan(cos(sin(9))) etc... That's easy to explain: the calculator (emulator) only seems to be single precision (appr. 6 decimal digits, try squaring the square root of 2 or 3 and substracting the orginial number). And calculating the COS() of a small angle and then inverting the operation (or doing t...