On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 23:19:51 GMT, "Ace"
wrote:

Wish I had one of those back when..... However, it occurs to me that the
real challenge is
stating the "problem" in the correct mathematical form.

I do see your point, in the context of the OP, you guys have got me
dead in the water- I was referring (out of context) to all the people
I've seen using a calculator for things they should have known right
off the top of their head if they got past the 3rd grade. After
seeing people run around looking for a calculator to work a problem
like 9 x 8 or 10+25+3, I just got to thinking that maybe the little
buggers aren't so good for us after all. Most of the things an
average calculator gets used for are the equivilent of killing a
sparrow with a cannon.

Just a thought,
Ace