> but only after loading additional software which additional software? Also, these two statements: > it takes forever to use them to calculate useful things

> but only after loading additional software which additional software? Also, these two statements: > it takes forever to use them to calculate useful things, and graphing is much better done on a computer > the rewards are significant if you do any amount of calculation in your hobby or work. No, this is not replaced by typing "python" (or "bc", or anything else, really) at your command prompt seem like they're at odds. If a computer has a considerable processing speed advantage and better display plotting capabilities, what's the value prop of the HP/RPL environment over python/bc/anythingElseReally? (I have a 48G, clearly I may not have gotten high enough on the learning curve, your answer could be relevant to my decision to keep it or send it on into the world)