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2 calculator feature – IBM Asynchronous Color Terminals WS525 User Manual

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Desktop Features

3.1 Invoking Desktop Features

3.1.2 Calculator feature

If you are either in a VT or an SCO console emulation mode, you can

enable the

Calculator feature without entering Set-Up by pressing

Caps Lock Alt F12

.

In addition to the numbers on the numeric keypad, you can use the

following keys with the calculator:

Key

Function

H

,

O

, or

D

Selects hexadecimal

H

, octal

O

, or decimal

D

format.

Arrow keys

Move the position of the calculator on the screen.

Shift

Changes the keypad display to allow selecting

STO

,

RCL

,

1/x

,

, and

Insert Result

.

Alt

Changes the keypad display to hexadecimal and

allows selecting

A

through

F

kpd.

C/E

Clears the entry.

STO

Stores the number in the display into memory.

RCL

Recalls the number from memory and places it

in the display.

Shift Enter

Inserts the result at the current cursor position

after exiting the calculator feature.

All calculator math operations have equal priority except

 ✂✁☎✄

and

2

. If a result is wider than the display, then a rounded number will

be displayed. The non-rounded result will continue to be used in

subsequent calculations. The decimal point cannot be used with the

hexadecimal mode.

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