[Blindmath] Replacement for Windows Calculator

Tue Apr 7 10:37:04 UTC 2015

Hi All, 

Thanks to Tim I think I may have found my desired calculator. The Quick
Calculator is very quick to launch via hotkey or system tray as well as
instantly disappearing once I press the Escape key (This can be good or
bad). 

The calculator is 100% free which is a good price point. :)  

It is very easy to install and only takes up about 2 megs of ram which is
completely insignificant on a modern PC, but nice to know when someone is
using a 1GB of ram tablet. 

All features seem to be 100% accessible. 

Thanks for the tip, and if something better or more powerful is out there,
please feel free to make us all aware. 

JR

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim in 't Veld [mailto:tim at dvlop.nl] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 2:48 AM
To: Jeremy
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Replacement for Windows Calculator

It's free for non-commercial use, the registration fee is about $30 I think
but not sure. Check out help / website.
On 7-4-2015 11:46, Jeremy wrote:
> Wow, thank you for such an informative post. This looks promising. 
> I've already downloaded it. Since it appears to be shareware, do you 
> know how much this costs?
>
> JR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim in 't Veld [mailto:tim at dvlop.nl]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 2:33 AM
> To: Jeremy; Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Replacement for Windows Calculator
>
> I think Quick Calculator is what you need:
> http://www.quickcalculator.com
> I've used this program for over 15 years. Very quick to launch and 
> easy to interact with. It will do any simple calculation and can even 
> do many not so simple things.
> Tim
> On 7-4-2015 11:29, Jeremy via Blindmath wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Yes, Excel is a good suggestion, but like I stated in a previous 
>> post, I would like to try something which launches as quickly as 
>> Notepad--even
> with
>> a hotkey. :)
>>
>> Again, while on the phone, or in daily computing, I want to quickly
> process
>> mathematical information while it is fresh in my short term memory, 
>> the longer I wait for an application such as Excel to launch, the 
>> more likely
> it
>> will be that I will forget long numbers or long lists of numbers. As 
>> is, Excel doesn't take more than about 5 seconds to launch on my 
>> computer, but when one is calculating various things per day, 5 
>> seconds seems like forever. :)
>>
>> I guess to be more specific, I'm looking for the following features 
>> in a
>> calculator:
>> Lightweight and nimble when launching to then enter numerical 
>> information Ability to review and edit anything previously entered 
>> per session Easy access to various often used calculator functions 
>> Lots of slots for memory Ability to save calculator session (not a 
>> hard requirement) Feature to quickly and easily convert to and from 
>> various units of measurement. (I don't like the way Windows 
>> calculator does it) Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide 
>> fractions.
>>
>> If such a beast exists, please let me know. <Smile>.
>>
>> JR
>>    
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Trevor Attenberg via Blindmath
>> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 6:57 PM
>> To: 'Godfrey, Jonathan'; 'Blind Math list for those interested in 
>> mathematics'
>> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Replacement for Windows Calculator
>>
>> I very often use excel for relatively simple math, and of course 
>> spreadsheets. One advantage of this is you can easily save and review 
>> past calculations if you'd like. I'm not completely sure if the 
>> Windows calculator does all this, or if it does some additional tasks.
>> Best,
>> Trevor
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Godfrey,
>> Jonathan via Blindmath
>> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 6:39 PM
>> To: Amanda Lacy; Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
>> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Replacement for Windows Calculator
>>
>> You might also consider using one of the many fre maths or stats
packages.
>> Octave, Maxima, and R for starters.
>>
>> I haven't used anything but R for even the most simple calculations 
>> for
> over
>> five years. If your future involves more maths than stats, then 
>> Octave is probably a better option though.
>>
>> You could always resort to EXCEL of course.
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Amanda Lacy via Blindmath
>> Sent: Tuesday, 7 April 2015 1:13 p.m.
>> To: Jeremy; Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
>> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Replacement for Windows Calculator
>>
>> If you have internet access you can use Google calculator. Just type 
>> your expressions in the search box.
>>
>> Amanda
>>
>> On 4/6/15, Jeremy via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm hoping someone will suggest a good replacement for the default 
>>> Windows calculator on my Windows7 computer. I'm not really concerned 
>>> with the complexity of use of the calculator, I'm more concerned 
>>> with accessibility and features as I would like suggestions for a 
>>> good robust
>> calculator.
>>> Hoping I'll get some suggestions.
>>>
>>> JR
>>>
>>>
>>>
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