I've just found a good calculator program that uses a blue background with light characters which I find much easier to see that the usual black on white/grey. It is available from - http://www.tordivel.no/xcalc/ - in case anyone else is interested. I'd still prefer a standalone one though - but might have to start saving up for that! On 31/01/07, Tristram Llewellyn <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Also have you tried the calculator built into Windows which does have a > scientific mode. You can run it from the "run" command from the start menu > as "calc.exe". If you have magnification software it may serve your purpose > provided you do not need programmability. > Regards. > > Tristram Llewellyn > Sight and Sound Technology > Technical Support > www.sightandsound.co.uk > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > -- Emma Jane Wright School of Sociology and Social Policy University of Nottingham emmajane9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.accessingmaterials.org.uk ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq