I'm new to GURPS and have a few questions.

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by Kuroshima

Except that I'm arguing against having the calculator app actually change behavior when you change modes, meaning that it is capable of using operator precedence, it just ""chooses" not to.

Because in one of the modes, it's providing the functionality of a basic 4-function calculator, which normally behave that way. This is a perfectly reasonable option for the convenience of users accustomed to 4-function calculator use.

[RyanW]

Originally Posted by Rocket Man

(Applauds sadistic-yet-just brilliance.)

I could be quite cruel when I was 11.

[mehrkat]

Hi Tom,

The game finder is indeed handy to find players. I hope the devolving of this discussion into a discussion of calculators didn't chase you away. This board tends to be filled with the geeky set (meant as a compliment from a geeky guy)

I have never been involved in a GURPS group that wasn't more than happy to have new players. With that said it can sometimes be hard to find GURPS players in general.

In my current gaming group. We have:
1 really really experienced GURPS player
2 me as gm been playing GURPS off and on for a long time but there was lots of off.
3. 2 players that were old hat to gaming but GURPS was new to them.
4. 4 players that are completely new to roleplaying.

You might also look in the game announcement section of the board. Its found under the "Gnomes of Zurich" section of the board.
http://forums.sjgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=41

You might consider setting your profile to say what state and city you are in.

[sjard]

Originally Posted by Crakkerjakk

Sure, but irrelevant to what I was saying. I'm used to four-bangers simply performing the calculation the instant you hit one of the operation keys. In which case you'd get the right answer, since it'd be 10 + 10 = 20 / 4 = 5.

I was remarking that it was weird that even the stock windows calculator now requires you to use notation like I would in my TI-89.

Could be as simple (for me being used to it) as the fact that I haven't used anything except a TI-30 series since the early 80s. Well, and the scientific calc app on my palm pilot.