Comments on: The (square) root of the problem with Microsoft’s calculator http://www.hokemon.com/wordpress/2007/03/20/the-square-root-of-the-problem-of-microsofts-calculator/ Just what the name says! Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:42:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: pencils http://www.hokemon.com/wordpress/2007/03/20/the-square-root-of-the-problem-of-microsofts-calculator/#comment-268 pencils Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:04:29 +0000 http://www.hokemon.com/wordpress/2007/03/20/the-square-root-of-the-problem-of-microsofts-calculator/#comment-268 man, this damn comment system always screws up my comments!!! hoky you need a preview button!!! what i meant to say in my stupid last post is i normally use my god old HP calculator, enter the number and press square root... good stuff man, this damn comment system always screws up my comments!!! hoky you need a preview button!!!

what i meant to say in my stupid last post is i normally use my god old HP calculator, enter the number and press square root… good stuff

]]> By: pencils http://www.hokemon.com/wordpress/2007/03/20/the-square-root-of-the-problem-of-microsofts-calculator/#comment-267 pencils Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:02:53 +0000 http://www.hokemon.com/wordpress/2007/03/20/the-square-root-of-the-problem-of-microsofts-calculator/#comment-267 i normally just use my trusty old keystrokes: SQRT for those who care, check out this fairly interesting analysis on a neato inverse square root C routine http://www.math.purdue.edu/~clomont/Math/Papers/2003/InvSqrt.pdf i normally just use my trusty old
keystrokes: SQRT

for those who care, check out this fairly interesting analysis on a neato inverse square root C routine

http://www.math.purdue.edu/~clomont/Math/Papers/2003/InvSqrt.pdf

]]> By: kittychunk http://www.hokemon.com/wordpress/2007/03/20/the-square-root-of-the-problem-of-microsofts-calculator/#comment-257 kittychunk Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:23:43 +0000 http://www.hokemon.com/wordpress/2007/03/20/the-square-root-of-the-problem-of-microsofts-calculator/#comment-257 Hmm, I never saw that as a problem really. Always just used inv-x2... Hmm, I never saw that as a problem really. Always just used inv-x2…

]]> By: Chris http://www.hokemon.com/wordpress/2007/03/20/the-square-root-of-the-problem-of-microsofts-calculator/#comment-249 Chris Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:08:19 +0000 http://www.hokemon.com/wordpress/2007/03/20/the-square-root-of-the-problem-of-microsofts-calculator/#comment-249 Well, according to the KB, it was last reviewed in 2005. Well, according to the KB, it was last reviewed in 2005.

]]> By: Michael http://www.hokemon.com/wordpress/2007/03/20/the-square-root-of-the-problem-of-microsofts-calculator/#comment-248 Michael Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:31:39 +0000 http://www.hokemon.com/wordpress/2007/03/20/the-square-root-of-the-problem-of-microsofts-calculator/#comment-248 ouch - somehow me thinks that some of that documentation is either very out of date, or that so few people around the world actually use the calculator in scientific mode that it's long been forgotten to the plethora of other silly microsoft problems... ouch – somehow me thinks that some of that documentation is either very out of date, or that so few people around the world actually use the calculator in scientific mode that it’s long been forgotten to the plethora of other silly microsoft problems…

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