Posted by Marcos on January 30, 2002 at 15:23:56:
Couldn’t tell you I have a M105, and I’m happy with it. They also have a IIIc color one for $119 that didn’t look too bad. I don’t know about the OS stuff. I have Docs to Go which I can import Excel spreadsheets. Wrote my own quick loan calc in Excel and brought it over, take 2k of memory. It’s a pretty good deal.
Marcos
Financial Calculator and Palm Pilot - Posted by Tom (IL)
Posted by Tom (IL) on January 29, 2002 at 21:36:05:
Are there any financial calculator programs for the Palm Pilot? Is anyone using one of them?
PowerOne Finance is the one… - Posted by RobertR
Posted by RobertR on February 02, 2002 at 16:41:27:
…I like for the Palm if you are willing to spend some money. This assumes the Palm you buy does not already have a TVM program built in.
I have switched to the PocketPC which comes with a built in TVM calculator. On the HP Jornada I have to be careful to enter the sign convention correctly because the program can provide an incorrect result instead of an “error” message.
Cordially, Robert
Re: Financial Calculator and Palm Pilot - Posted by David (OH)
Posted by David (OH) on January 30, 2002 at 08:10:38:
Did your Palm come with a program called Parens Lite? This has a TVM (Time Value of Money) calculator on it. If not, you can go to www.probe.net/~rhuebner/index.html and download the full version of Parens for a trial period. It only cost $5-$10 if you decide to keep it. This could be better than buying an HP.
I tried the full version, but found that I personally only used the TVM and basic math functions which come on the “Lite” version, so I did not purchase the full version. The full version has all kinds of conversion type calculations on it, such as how many seconds in 1.4 yrs, or what is 53 deg F in Celcius, and even can convert currency (you go to the website to download the most current info on the exchange rates).
Also, on the web site above, you can read/print the instructions on how to work the calculator. I had to read parts of this to figure it out. If you find you have Parens Lite or if you download Parens, and you are having problems figuring it out, feel free to contact me with questions.
David
Re: Financial Calculator and Palm Pilot - Posted by RobertTX
Posted by RobertTX on January 30, 2002 at 05:31:50:
Go to ZDnet.com and download “Abacus” it is a clone of the HP-12C financial calculator. I’m sure that there are other financial calculators on this same web site but after using the 12C for the past 19 years its kind of hard to change to anything else.
I’ve got one on my Handspring Visor… - Posted by AdamFL
Posted by AdamFL on January 29, 2002 at 22:08:59:
My Visor has multi-function calculator, including a financial calculator w/amortization, etc. This comes standard. Are you sure you don’t have one on your Palm??
AdamFL
Re: Financial Calculator and Palm Pilot - Posted by Vern Hine
Posted by Vern Hine on September 17, 2003 at 18:08:46:
Hi,
I am looking for instructions on using Parens Lite on my Palm Tungsten/c. I have not been able to access it on the web site. Could you please help me.
Thanks,
Vern Hine
Re: Financial Calculator and Palm Pilot - Posted by David (OH)
Posted by David (OH) on February 04, 2002 at 08:58:41:
fyi…
We found out that the website mentioned earlier has been moved. If you are interested, the new address is:
Re: Financial Calculator and Palm Pilot - Posted by Tom (IL)
Posted by Tom (IL) on January 30, 2002 at 08:43:06:
Will this also help me figure out yields. I have not been able to figure out how Lonnie figures yields in his books.
Tom
Re: Financial Calculator and Palm Pilot - Posted by Tom (IL)
Posted by Tom (IL) on January 30, 2002 at 08:46:17:
Huh, I’m not seeing it out there. A search on Abacus does produce results, but the closest thing to a calculator that I can find is Abacus 3.0 which is an equation editor for Excel. Is this it?
Thanks,
Tom
Re: I’ve got one on my Handspring Visor… - Posted by Tom (IL)
Posted by Tom (IL) on January 30, 2002 at 08:48:07:
Actually, I don’t have a Palm Pilot, but I have been thinking of getting one. I know I need a financial calculator and if I can get the same thing on a Palm (or Visor), I may just go ahead and get a PDA rather than strictly a financial calculator.
Re: Financial Calculator and Palm Pilot - Posted by David (OH)
Posted by David (OH) on January 30, 2002 at 10:32:36:
Yep!! I noticed you had not yet bought your palm. Meijer had a palm on sale last week for $99, might want to go check that one out. It is equal or better to the one I bought last year for half the price.
David
www.half.com - Posted by Marcos
Posted by Marcos on January 30, 2002 at 14:26:38:
Go to www.half.com, Palm has some factory reconditioned for around $80. About what you’d pay for a good financial calculator anyway.
Marcos
Re: Financial Calculator and Palm Pilot - Posted by Tom (IL)
Posted by Tom (IL) on January 30, 2002 at 10:50:47:
David,
Is that Palm as Meijer an M100? I say this because we have a Meijer close to us and they have a M100 for $99 and an M105 for $149. Personally, I have been eyeing the M125 beacause it can be recharged rather than having to buy new batteries.
I am not happy - Posted by chigozie ekwuribe
Posted by chigozie ekwuribe on February 04, 2004 at 22:47:38:
I purchased an mtv music generator 2 , playstationt c.d over a week ago via half.com and haven’t recieved it.There was no way to even complain about this , I had a hard time even finding this link to make a comment. I would really appreciate it if i could know what’s going on . Thank you.
Re: www.half.com - Posted by Tom (IL)
Posted by Tom (IL) on January 30, 2002 at 15:09:34:
Is there much difference between the Palm Operating System 3.5 and 4.0? Can you upgrade from 3.5 to 4.0 or whatever is the latest? I’m a Palm newbie, so please excuse the questions if they are a little ignorant.
Thanks,
Tom
Re: Financial Calculator and Palm Pilot - Posted by David (OH)
Posted by David (OH) on January 30, 2002 at 10:59:33:
Make sure the $99 palm comes with the port and software so you can “sync” it with a computer. If it cannot, that might be worth $50. One problem (not for me, but for my wife and some people at work) with the batteries is that if they are dead for too long, you lose all data. That is where the "sync"ing becomes important. I feel better knowing all the info is on my computer and that I can recoup it to the palm if required. Just some more info to think about.
David
Re: Financial Calculator and Palm Pilot - Posted by David (OH)
Posted by David (OH) on January 30, 2002 at 10:54:53:
Yes, I believe the palm I saw was a M100 or like. I have a PALM III and it takes 2 AAA batteries. It seems to last several months on one pair of batteries. It is up to you, but all other things being equal, you can buy alot of AAA’s for $50.
I sent you an e-mail with an excel spreadsheet that might meet your needs in the short term for a financial calculator.
David