jamesthomson,
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PCalc for iOS is 15 years old today, which does not seem possible. As the Mac version is just over 30 years old, that also means at some point very very soon, the iOS version will have been around for more than half of PCalc's entire existence.

If you bought it on day one, I hope you have appreciated the one and a half decades of free updates, and I shall direct you to the tip jar 😉

The About screen for PCalc 1.0.2, which is a lot less exciting that today’s.
The settings section, which isn’t actually very different, aside from the retro iOS theme.
The vertical layout for PCalc 1.0 for iOS, with a very different button layout.

craiggrannell,
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jamesthomson,
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@craiggrannell I had not, very good! And thank you, of course.

m,
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@craiggrannell @jamesthomson I'm pretty sure PCalc was the first app I bought from the App Store when it opened in the UK. Rather disappointed it hasn't kept up with the times and introduced tiered subscription plans plus a free tier that only lets you use numbers below 100 and makes you watch an ad before giving you the results.

jamesthomson,
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https://blat.at/@m @craiggrannell I'll try and catch up with modern expectations!

m,
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@jamesthomson @craiggrannell Maybe license it to EA to produce a new "free to start" version that requires the purchase of in-app currency to not have to wait 12 hours between calculations and to purchase "elite number warrior" features such as multiplication and the decimal point?

jamesthomson,
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https://blat.at/@m @craiggrannell I like your thinking!

wademcgillis,
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@jamesthomson oh no.

the ipad that i use daily i got 11 years ago. that's the same age difference as using a windows 98 pc when the newest models have windows 7.

OH NO.

the age difference between windows 98 and windows 7 is smaller than the difference between windows 7 and windows 11.

stuff is expensive.

thecharmingcompany,

@jamesthomson before this it was an HP 110C and a pencil, a pad, and a phone to do my job. Now? This thing on my hand and a pencil and pad.

garretble,
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@jamesthomson This is still the calculator I use on my ipad since the M1 chip in it is too weak for Apple to create their own app.

jamesthomson,
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@garretble Appreciated!

redpola,

@jamesthomson Bought! (iOS version)

jamesthomson,
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@redpola Thank you!

hexaedre,
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@jamesthomson @cybergoths Thanks for all those years of PCalc! Tipping you a second time happily.

jamesthomson,
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@hexaedre @cybergoths Thank you!

hexaedre,
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@jamesthomson @cybergoths BTW I’d also happily pay for some new ‘skins’/themes for PCalc 😉

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sneezr,
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  • jamesthomson,
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    @sneezr Thank you!

    MGKatz036,
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    jamesthomson,
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    @MGKatz036 @siracusa Thank you!

    MGKatz036,
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    @jamesthomson you can tell from the screenshot that I use it for advanced math.

    jamesthomson,
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    @MGKatz036 You and me both!

    huwr,
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    @jamesthomson PCalc was the first app I installed

    jamesthomson,
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    @huwr Woo!

    joeycortez,

    @jamesthomson Thanks for pushing the limits on what defines a calculator app. Enjoy the tip! 🥂

    jamesthomson,
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    @joeycortez Thank you!

    mvilain,
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    @jamesthomson Never bought PCalc for anything but MacOS and I can't find this tipjar mentioned in the thread. If it's a web link can someone post it? I'd love to send James a pint of whatever.

    jamesthomson,
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    @mvilain Alas, nothing in the Mac app. But buy a copy of Dice by PCalc on the Mac and you can tip in there :)

    mvilain,
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    @jamesthomson

    Shut up and take my money!

    jamesthomson,
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    @mvilain Gladly :)

    jamesthomson,
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    @mvilain Gladly :)

    mario,
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    @jamesthomson fantastic accomplishment! How many years until the macOS and iOS apps are the same age?

    jamesthomson,
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    @mario I think one will always be older, unless the Mac dies!

    gelphman,
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    @jamesthomson Glad to take the tip suggestion. I like the fact that you show how much I’ve tipped in the past and that it live updates to include the new tip. Yet another example of the impressive fit and finish (by PCalc™).

    jamesthomson,
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    @gelphman Thank you!

    jtyoung,

    @jamesthomson Thank you for all the great years of PCalc! ❤️

    jamesthomson,
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    @jtyoung Thank you for using it!

    giuseppe,
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    @jamesthomson can I get it in the floppy disk with the next issue of my magazine?

    jamesthomson,
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    @giuseppe Absolutely!

    roadskater,
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    @jamesthomson Done and done, although I'm apparently a relative noob using PCalc for iOS. I apparently didn't download it until August 2008.

    jamesthomson,
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    @roadskater Thank you!

    daniel,
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    @jamesthomson that’s absolutely amazing! Congrats James!

    jamesthomson,
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    @daniel Thanks!

    heyitsdiggy,

    @jamesthomson congratulations, such a great milestone.

    jamesthomson,
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    @heyitsdiggy Thanks!

    sigsegv,
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    @jamesthomson congratulations and great job staying so dedicated to the maintenance!

    jamesthomson,
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    @sigsegv Thanks!

    ruurd,
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    @jamesthomson congratulations James. Really a monumental achievement.

    jamesthomson,
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    @ruurd Thank you!

    tantramar,
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    @jamesthomson I have been on board that long. Just sent you an ”enormous tip”. 🥳

    jamesthomson,
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    @tantramar Thank you!

    tantramar,
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    @jamesthomson no; thank YOU, James. 😎👍

    maletero,
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    @jamesthomson Congratulations! PCalc has been a constant on my home screen since I found out about it, not quite fifteen years ago...I use it almost daily for one thing or another.

    And thanks for the reminder about the tip jar (seriously).

    jamesthomson,
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    @maletero Thank you, glad to hear!

    khad,
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    @jamesthomson All this time, and I never thought to ask sooner: what does the “P” stand for?

    jamesthomson,
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    @khad But probably now “Panda" in my head :)

    jamesthomson,
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    @khad It's "Programmer’s” originally!

    davidhmccoy,
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    @jamesthomson

    Boom. Done.

    jamesthomson,
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    @davidhmccoy Thank you!

    davidhmccoy,
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    @jamesthomson

    Well worth it. I’m a dev. My daughter is going to my alma matter also majoring in Comp Science.

    I use you as an example of living the dream.

    jamesthomson,
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    @davidhmccoy Thank you, that is very kind!

    BillSaysThis,
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