Basic Notation on OS X Calculator?

I'm running OS X 10.4.11 on a Macbook Pro.

How do I change the notation on the built-in calculator?

RPN is turned off, and the calculator is set to basic mode.

So why does 20 * 50 = 1e+03 instead of just 1000?

Thanks! -c

On Dec 11, 11:15 am, Gregory Weston <u....RemoveThis@splook.com> wrote:
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> <adcee259-6542-4d4f-8e3d-25b1e4a0e....RemoveThis@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
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> Cloy <c....RemoveThis@tobola.com> wrote:
> > I'm running OS X 10.4.11 on a Macbook Pro.
>
> > How do I change the notation on the built-in calculator?
>
> > RPN is turned off, and the calculator is set to basic mode.
>
> > So why does 20 * 50 = 1e+03 instead of just 1000?
>
> > Thanks! -c
>
> What's Precision set to (under the View menu)? By default it's at 12.


That fixed it... thanks! -c