Scientific Calculator Suggestions

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Kewl, all this time and I didn't know that.
If you want a different one, have a look at the one included with Calendar
Magic. Most of the functions on it are Greek to me, but it looks very
impressive, and you get much more than a calculator.
Download URLs
http://www.completelyfreesoftware.com/gp3_w95.html#calmag32
http://www.simtel.net/pub/dl/55320.shtml
Click to expand...

There's also Coco Calculator which was recommended to me in this ng
about 2 years ago. The only version I can find reference to is v2.1
and I have a v2.2 so if anyone is interested in that one, I can post
to alt.binaries.freeware since I can't seem to find it anywhere.

However, is 2.1 is okay, you can find it here:
http://www.softpile.com/Education/Mathematics/Review_03507_index.html
screenshot:
http://loadsoft.narod.ru/education_and_science/math/calculators/f_27549_index.html
(though I don't know what the black part on the right is. I've never
seen that when using the calculator. p.s., sorry about the banner on
that page!)


What I like about it also is that the cursor has a hand with a
pointing finger to press the keys with and that it has proper buttons
for the keys. None of that "*" instead of *X" and *"/" instead of the
"÷", etc. It was on the Pricelessware 2001 list.

hth
 
Two other calculator applications to consider.

WireKeys, an application launcher that assigns hotkeys, adds
clipboards, captures screens, minimizes to tray with access to
original application menu, etc., etc. also includes an inline
calculator that works everywhere I've tried it. Type expression,
highlight it, press Ctl-Alt-R (default), and answer is substituted
(e.g., "1+2*3=" becomes "7"). JavaScript engine so trig and other
functions should be available.
http://www.wiredplane.com/wirekeys/info.shtml

Just ran across another calculator, NexCal.
http://user.tninet.se/~jyc891w/software/nexcal/main_dhtml_int.html

(Site excerpts)
Nexcal is meant to be an advanced yet fast and easy to use calculator,
suitable for a variety of computations. What separates Nexcal from
many simpler calculators, is among other things that Nexcal can
compute complete mathematical expressions, rather than simply
performing one operation at a time.
Some of the features:

Evaluates complete mathematical expressions.
Includes over 30 different operators such as sin, cos, tan, mod, ln
etc.
Can handle variables containing either single values or complete
expressions.
Possibility to save calculations as text- or HTML-documents.
Includes functions for equation solving, unit conversion, prime number
searching, calculating greatest common divisor / least common multiple
and more.
Can display results as fractions.
Support for decimal, binary and hexadecimal numbers, that can be mixed
freely within an expression.
Possibility to use C-style character constants, and to convert these
characters between the Windows and DOS character sets.

[Expression; infix]
 
And still another scientific expressions calculator (also named
Supercalc) to consider (although the OP has already decided). Looks
nice as it is implemented as a toolbar with autohide. Includes
variables, C arithmetic and relational operators, and 3 modes:
Computer (Binary, Octal, Decimal and Hex), Scientific, and Fraction.

Found this while looking at WinSpy++, "a handy programmer's utility
which can be used to select and view the properties of any window".

http://www.catch22.org.uk/software/supercalc.asp

BillR

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(Site excerpts)
Supercalc is an expression calculator for Windows. ....

Supercalc is a fully functioning Application Desktop Toolbar, just
like the standard Windows Taskbar. The Supercalc window can be docked
at either the top or bottom of the screen, or can be left floating by
itself. When it is docked, Supercalc can be made to auto-hide ....

Supercalc also installs its own icon in the system tray area of the
Taskbar....

There are three modes of operation.

Computer Mode
Uses the Pentium processor's built-in integer operations to perform
arithmetic. The C language syntax is used to express an equation. All
C operators are supported, including arithmetic and relational
operators. The result of an expression can be displayed in one of four
number systems: Binary, Octal, Decimal and Hexadecimal. In addition,
the binary width of the result can be adjusted to display the result
with either 8, 16 or 32bits of precision.

Scientific Mode
Uses the Pentium processor's floating point operations to perform
high-precision arithmetic. All C floating-point operators are
supported, and all calculations have up to 19bits of precision....
Floating-point results can be displayed in fixed or exponential
format.

Fraction Mode
Provides 100% accurate results by representing all numbers using
fractions instead of a single floating point number. All arithmetic is
performed using fractions, so you can be sure that all calculations
will result in a correct answer. In additional to this, decimal
numbers can be used in expressions as well, and will be converted into
fraction form to perform the calculations. Fraction results can be
expressed in either rational or irrational form.

Supercalc is highly configurable. The font type and font colours can
be adjusted to suit your own personal tastes. The Supercalc window can
also be intuitively resized ....
 
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