View Full Version : There's a very good opensource graphical calculator
hansschmucker
02-20-2003, 08:45 PM
Just a reminder. I always read about GREAT LOOKING REPLACEMENTs FOR THE BUILT-IN CALCULATOR.
Sounds nice, but at least to me a graphical calculator is not a standard calculator with a graphical interface!
So here's my favourite one:
http://easycalc.sourceforge.net/
It sure is not the best looking-calculator for the NX. In fact a few expressions that can't be printed using the standard font are still low-res bitmaps. But it sure is the most complete, the fastest and the cheapest. Never ever used my TI83 again since I found this little Gem.
Enough Advertising. Good Night.
rldunn
02-20-2003, 08:55 PM
I agree, Easycalc is still my choice. Doesn't look very good and doesn't take advantage of high-res+, but it still has the best features. The other pretty calculators seem like they're trying to emulate real calculators, while Easycalc takes a calculator and add some computer features to it. For example, it has an arrow that pulls up the list of the last 10 entries and answers AND allows you to place any of them into the current entry. Haven't seen anything else that has those features.
rhart00
02-20-2003, 09:03 PM
I personally prefer Megacalc or powerOne personal w/ hires+ skin because they both take advantage of hires+. I can use my fingers to press the buttons which is very important for me.
hansschmucker
02-20-2003, 09:06 PM
With all due respect, but I think for most of the stuff Megacalc can do, I don't need a calculator at all, no matter how big the buttons =)
rhart00
02-20-2003, 09:10 PM
Originally posted by hansschmucker
With all due respect, but I think for most of the stuff Megacalc can do, I don't need a calculator at all, no matter how big the buttons =)
Ya it doesn't do a whole lot. I use it and powerOne personal for quick stuff but I use powerOne graph with added templates for the more advanced stuff. Graph unfortunetly doesn't support hires+. Haven't tried easycalc. I might have a look it.
ccelada
02-21-2003, 12:01 AM
I think the best is Power48. Emulates an HP48GX, wich is one of the bests calculators ever made by the hands of man. Seriously, Power48 has every feature mentioned here (OpenSource, Graphing, HiRes+, Arguments Saved on a stack, interactive stack allows you to use ANY previous answer/input again) and it is programmable, there are lots of free programs written for the HP48 (Look at www.hpcalc.org) and you can find many programs to suit your calculation needs.
hansschmucker
02-21-2003, 08:29 AM
http://www.mindspring.com/~hildinger/Power48/
Nice... VERY nice. I'll stick with the easycalc approach though, I just don't like the way You use power48, but nice nevertheless.
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