Does anyone here know the difference between the two.

I need to get one for a class i might be taking this summer.

Any recommendations?

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Jennifer
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12C is the classic RPN hand held calculator for finance and business. Knowing how to use it is a must for real estate people.

I believe the Platinum allows for algebraic and Reverse Polish Notation data entry.

is that the main difference? just the ability to do rpn and algebra versus just rpn?

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Jennifer
90 350sdl

Here's a difference: http://www.educalc.net/150125.page

IMO everyone should learn RPN. I have a counting method for determining a WFF in RPN. Start with 1 for the first variable. +1 for each variable, count remains the same for negative, and count -1 for each operator. You should end up with a 1 at the end of the string.

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I have one new in the package if you want to buy it, I couldn't find my 19BII before a meeting and grabbed a 12c on the way used it that one time and here it sits.

Doesn't the 12c has some great scientific and statistical Roms that you can plug in? I used one branded either 12c or 11c many, many years ago that was a sweet little computer in the palm. "In the days of my youth..." (getting the Led out, here) you could attach a thermal printer, too.

RPN is great until you have kids. Grade schools think you gotta have an "=" to be useful and the kids gotta have what their friends have. Except you'll never here this, "My friends have no money, can I have no money, too?"

Sorry for the temporary hijacking.

B

Nope, the only thing you could "add" to the self contained 12C is batteries.

I doubt anyone would need more than the 12C for a summer class. I made it all the way through grad school with a 15C (engineering cousin to the 12C) and barely scratched the surface of it's capabilities. RPN is tremendous once you get the hang of it.

Good luck in summer school!

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12c's are for classes only, my cellphone is a more versitile financial calculator but I always use my 19BII because I know the measurement and financial functions by heart and can be very SASSY with the fast calculations.

thanks guys. someone gave me a 12c and i was just making sure it would suffice for summer school. looks like it will. many thanks again.

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Jennifer
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My baby is an 11C.

Viva la RPN

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And no I'm not a stinkin realtor either.