I'm bored, found something to nitpick about the calculator

[BigPrince]

Take the calculator on your iPhone and divide by zero.

It gives you INF which I think represents Infinity. (I think)

It should give you UNF, which represents Undefined, the correct answer.

Nit pick away or tell me I'm wrong!

 

[lexus]

Tmft

 

[Joshua8o8]

buddy, you got too much time on your hands...

 

[gr8tfly]

Just FYI - the Mac version, "Calculator", displays the same messages. "x / 0 = Infinity (INF on the iPhone)" and "0 / 0 = Not a Number (NAN on the iPhone).

edit:
Infinity is the correct answer for x/0.

brief note about this: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Infinity.html

The two calculators are evaluating the equation, before actually trying to calculate a result.

 

[Tallest Skil]

Another nitpick: PLUS AND MINUS ARE OPPOSITE THEIR USUAL POSITIONS! Look at any Apple keyboard's numpad! Well, except the new wireless one's... that one doesn't count. 🙄

 

[ibook4a]

My calculator has a complete spasm if you try and divide by 0.

 

[MovieCutter]

Hey, at least he was honest and said he was bored. If the OP actively sought this out, I'd be a little worried...well, not really. But it would just be weird.

 

[Annndy!]

And I'm the sucker who just pulled up the Calculator app on his iPhone to test it out.



*sigh* 😉

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

For me, the bigger issue is on a Clear (C) key, where is the Clear Entry (CE) key?

 

[A Pittarelli]

oh man, we all need to get lives

 

[synth3tik]

buddy, you got too much time on your hands...

dido

 

[scaredpoet]

Take the calculator on your iPhone and divide by zero.
It gives you INF which I think represents Infinity. (I think)
Nit pick away or tell me I'm wrong!

FWIW, The Apple Calculator app for Mac OS X gives you the exact same answer:

 

[Clix Pix]

Where's the % sign on the iPhone calculator?

...That's what I noticed straightaway, that there isn't any. My regular TI calculator has one and most others do.....

 

[mainstreetmark]

Feel free to write your own calculator app with Apple's recently released iPhone SDK.

 

[kdarling]

Feel free to write your own calculator app with Apple's recently released iPhone SDK.

Very cute 🙄

This is where you really miss third party apps. Windows Mobile has some cool calculators available, with basic, financial, scientific modes. They even go out and get the latest rates from the web, so you can do money conversions and interest calculations.

That's what a "breakthrough internet" device is supposed to be like...

 

[blueflame]

I would be really happy for things to be sold through itunes

just get them already. we all know its coming.

 

[johnee]

dido

actually it's ditto.

I think this is the only thread where i'm justified in posting this.

 

[mcarnes]

Maybe he was talking about the singer. As in "Dido dude, she's hot".

 

[BigPrince]

they fixed it. It now says "Error"