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Firmware 1.2 will have a Scientific Calculator

i knew they had beefed up the calc.. but i didn't know it was available in landscape...

and isn't it going to be 2.0?
 
Drumjim85 said:
i knew they had beefed up the calc.. but i didn't know it was available in landscape...

and isn't it going to be 2.0?
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No, they are calling it 1.2 on the firmware builds. 2.0 will be reserved for the iPhone 2. Or if they do it like the iPod, they will allways start with 1.0 on each new model.

TEG
 
no graphing capability?

...what better way to add huge functionality for high school/college students?
 
TEG said:
No, they are calling it 1.2 on the firmware builds. 2.0 will be reserved for the iPhone 2.
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From Apple's Press Release:

Apple plans to release the final iPhone 2.0 software, including the iPhone SDK and new enterprise features, as a free software update for all iPhone customers by the end of June.
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While they are using firmware 1.2 to test the SDK and App Store for now, come June it will be 2.0 for everybody.

Back on the thread topic though, at first I was kind of leary at the thought of the calculator UI changing, but seeing it in landscape mode is pretty cool.
 
TEG said:
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This image shows that in Landscape mode, the iPhone Calculator turns into a Scientific Calculator... AWESOME!

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Indeed. With so many students using their phones as four-function calculators, a lot of teachers won't have to pull their hair out anymore.
 
aerospace said:
no graphing capability?

...what better way to add huge functionality for high school/college students?
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I remember teachers not letting us use calculator watches (remember those?) in elementary school and then GIVING us graphing calculators in high school. I also remember how much easier a college statistics course was with a TI-85. Ah, those were the days (of doing stuff and not getting paid for it).
 
they are only calling it 1.2 because it is a beta of 2.0. it will be called 2.0 when they release it in june. and if you guys notice, the home screen has the ability to delete applications. one of the photos showed the youtube icon gone, but one photo didnt
 
waterskier2007 said:
they are only calling it 1.2 because it is a beta of 2.0. it will be called 2.0 when they release it in june. and if you guys notice, the home screen has the ability to delete applications. one of the photos showed the youtube icon gone, but one photo didnt
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No, you can't delete apps. I believe the guys on the ipone dev team said that the way they "pwn" the phones, the icons disappearing happens or something. I'm pretty sure that's how the guys at engadget got it to work... but I may be wrong.

and to TEG, 1.2 is 2.0, it will not be "reserved" for the iphone revision.
 
i will be the coolest kid in math next year....:D

cupofjoe said:
No, you can't delete apps. I believe the guys on the ipone dev team said that the way they "pwn" the phones, the icons disappearing happens or something. I'm pretty sure that's how the guys at engadget got it to work... but I may be wrong.

and to TEG, 1.2 is 2.0, it will not be "reserved" for the iphone revision.
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in the photo without the youtube icon, he is demonstrating the parental controls.
 

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I can't imagine any teacher that will allow students to use a graphing calculator program on a phone... That's just asking for cheating, especially on a test. The refreshed app does look nice, though.
 
Did anyone realize the ability to delete in bunches? I think that's going to be more useful than the calculator considering its all people on here piss and moan about... no?

Great find though, awesome insight...
 
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