Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Mineola, NY USA
Posts: 161

Ok, I admit it. I've had a Visor since Oct '99 and all I've ever used is the basic calculator. (well, maybe a couple of times I converted American measurements to European on a trip). But now I'd really like to learn how to use the advanced modes -- especially the Finance Mode, so I can calculate monthly payments on a new car, or amortization on a mortgage. The slim amount of cryptic information on the CD that Handspring included doesn't really give much guidance. Does anyone know where I can find out how to do these things, or are there any finance/math majors who remember how it was done on their old HPs?

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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: bright side of the moon.
Posts: 996

http://www.probe.net/~rhuebner/parendoc.html


i've kept this link since last november (when i got my visor! ) it's the same calculator that comes preloaded on our visors.


it's really useful, i've downloaded the page for reference when i'm not online.

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Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Mineola, NY USA
Posts: 161

Thanks, Hoser.

By the way, my description of the instructions on the Handspring CD applied to the CD that came with my VDX over a year ago. After posting that message, by chance I took a look at the manual on the Prism CD. It's much clearer. It explains, step by step, exactly how to calculate a monthly car or mortgage payment.

I'll take a look at the site you mention, though, I'm sure there's lots more about the calculator I can learn.

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