* Calculator vs Calc
@ 2023-09-14 12:00 Maske
2023-09-14 12:23 ` Philip Kaludercic
2023-09-14 12:34 ` Eric S Fraga
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From: Maske @ 2023-09-14 12:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
Hi
I am interesting in understanding Calc. I have started reading the calc
manual.
But, I can see that exist Calc.el and Calculator.el. Is there a
relationship between calc.el and calculator.el. Or are completely different?
Best regards
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* Re: Calculator vs Calc
2023-09-14 12:00 Calculator vs Calc Maske
@ 2023-09-14 12:23 ` Philip Kaludercic
2023-09-14 12:34 ` Eric S Fraga
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From: Philip Kaludercic @ 2023-09-14 12:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Maske; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
Maske <maske1foro@gmail.com> writes:
> Hi
>
> I am interesting in understanding Calc. I have started reading the
> calc manual.
> But, I can see that exist Calc.el and Calculator.el. Is there a
> relationship between calc.el and calculator.el. Or are completely
> different?
They are two separate implementations of a calculator in Emacs. The
former is more powerful and popular and uses a RPN interface, while
calculator is simpler but probably easier to understand, depending on
how much you like RPN calculators.
> Best regards
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* Re: Calculator vs Calc
2023-09-14 12:00 Calculator vs Calc Maske
2023-09-14 12:23 ` Philip Kaludercic
@ 2023-09-14 12:34 ` Eric S Fraga
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From: Eric S Fraga @ 2023-09-14 12:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
On Thursday, 14 Sep 2023 at 14:00, Maske wrote:
> Is there a relationship between calc.el and calculator.el. Or are
> completely different?
I do not believe there is any relationship between the two. The
calculator is just what it says on the tin: a calculator. Calc, on the
other hand, is much more: it is a computer algebra system which means it
can work symbolically with variables etc. Calc, however, can be used as
just a "calculator" so I would recommend learning Calc as it gives you
everything. However, calculator may be easier to get up to speed with.
Depends on what you want to achieve longer term.
--
Eric S Fraga via gnus (Emacs 30.0.50 2023-09-14) on Debian 12.1
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