iPhone Calculator gets scientific in 2.0
As we noted, probably not a huge sales point for people planning to pick up a new iPhone (which, at $199 for the 8gb, is pretty much everybody), but the added functionality will be a nice bonus for those of us require a calculator for every little bit of math that needs doing.
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I'm wondering if the numbers in the calculator mean something.... 12.1808, looks like a date to me, december 18th 2008... would it mean that something is coming in that date?
June 13 2008 at 3:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI would have thought a financial calculator would have been more appropriate. Or at least the ability to switch between financial and scientific calc modes.
so... they got a buncha requests for for a scientific calculator, and the put one in.
does this mean to say no one has been SCREAMING for cut 'n' paste? c'mon...
I can just see students using this during a test and then flipping to a new screen with all the answers to the test. The teacher walks over and she tells you no phones all you have to say is "it's my calculator,look."
June 10 2008 at 8:25 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyone thing missing from current calc is that you can't delete the last digit typed. you have to clear the whole thing. kinda surprised apple didn't catch that one!
June 09 2008 at 9:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDecember 18th, 2008, something will be announced. You heard it here first.
June 09 2008 at 8:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply...and the significance of December 18th is????
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It's the number on the calculator: 12.1808
Lat/Long of 12.18 x 8.00 is someplace in Nigeria, so it's probably not a location.
I like the theory that it's a date. Wonder what's coming up?
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The added functionality does not require new hardware. OS X iPhone 2.0 will be available for all iPhones.
June 09 2008 at 8:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'd like to see somebody port Octave and GNUplot to the iPhone. That'd be incredibly useful.
June 09 2008 at 8:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyLast I checked the TI-85 was a GRAPHING calculator. Calc 2.0 doesn't do graphing.
June 09 2008 at 8:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAgreed. Plus the TI-85 has a programming mode in it.
Nice nostalgia move, too bad it didn't apply to the "everything else" clause for this audience. :(
Come on Apple, gimme RPN! Yes I'm a nerd so I guess I could write one myself now instead.
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