Subj : Re: Calculator
To   : Jay Harris
From : Erich B.
Date : Tue Oct 26 2021 07:32:55


> On 26 Oct 2021, Erich B. said the following...

> So according to a comment posted on Reddit back in 2016:

> "It is actually a funny story. When they were prototyping the iPad, they
> ported the iOS calc over, but it was just stretched to fit the screen. It was
> there all the way from the beginning of the prototypes and was just assumed
> by everyone at apple that it was going to be shipped that way. A month before
> the release, Steve Jobs calls Scott Forstall into his office and says to him,
> "where is the new design for the calculator? This looks awful" He said, "what
> new design?" This is what we are shipping with. Steve said, "no, pull it we
> can't ship that". Scott fought for it to stay in, but he knew he had to get
> their UI team involved to design a new look for the calculator but there was
> no way they could do it in that short time frame, so they just scrapped it.
> It has been such low priority since then that no one cares to work on it
> since there is more important things to work on. (Source: I worked at Apple)"

> https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/4dlqgv/comment/d1s5rr9/

> While there is (still) no native calculator built into the iPad, you can
> download third party ones or simply type your calculation into the Spotlight
> Search field and siri will do it for you.

> Jay

> ... He who laughs, lasts.

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Well done! Good read, Jay! Never knew Siri did mathematical calculations. I
have a third party calculator called "MaxiCalc". It's a retro calculator and
looks very realistic graphically. I use it all the time!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/maxicalc-free-big-retro-lcd-basic-desk-calculator
/id657247248
https://apps.apple.com/be/app/maxicalc-pro-80s-big-lcd-vintage-retro-calculator
/id622309324

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