The calculators I did this to were easily stopped. Maybe a different brand. -- Gene
________________________________ From: Richard E. Howard <rich@richardehoward.com> To: 'math-fun' <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 6:45 PM Subject: Re: [math-fun] "Steampunk" mathematics?
I had Marchant calculators at Cal Tech in the 60's.
The answer to dividing by zero was often a service call.
It just kept on chugging and there was no obvious reset mechanism without taking off the cover.
--Rich -----Original Message----- From: math-fun [mailto:math-fun-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Dan Asimov Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 4:55 PM To: Eugene Salamin; math-fun Subject: Re: [math-fun] "Steampunk" mathematics?
I've long been curious: What was the answer?
--Dan
On Sep 11, 2014, at 1:49 PM, Eugene Salamin via math-fun <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
I used to divide by 0 all the time on the Marchant calculators.