Mac OS Calculator


The Mac OS Calculator is a software calculator that comes bundled with the Apple Mac OS operating system. As late as Mac OS 9, the Calculator was a very basic calculator with only the arithmetic operations. In Mac OS X, the Calculator program was upgraded, with not just the additionPlanetmathPlanetmath of Scientific mode (a scientific calculator) but also Programmer mode with functions useful for computer programmers, such as Unicode character lookup by numerical value. The currently displayed value is not lost at a change of mode.

Like the Windows Calculator, for the Mac OS Calculator 00=1.

References

  • 1 Maria Langer, Mac OS 8: Visual Quickstart Guide Berkeley: Peachpit Press (1997): 108
Title Mac OS Calculator
Canonical name MacOSCalculator
Date of creation 2013-03-22 16:39:26
Last modified on 2013-03-22 16:39:26
Owner PrimeFan (13766)
Last modified by PrimeFan (13766)
Numerical id 6
Author PrimeFan (13766)
Entry type Definition
Classification msc 00A05
Classification msc 01A07
Defines Mac OS 9 Calculator
Defines Mac OS X Calculator