Radio Shack PC-2 TRS-80 Owner's Manual page 47

If you want to see the original expression after you've pressed
(ENTER) ,
press
G)
and the expression will appear
on the left side of the Display and you can change (edit) or perform another calculation based on the expression.
For example, if you want to know what 10 multiplied by 10 is without having to write a program,press(MODE)
to enter the RUN Mode. When the Ready prompt appears, type 10
*
10. The expression will be displayed on the
left side of the Screen.
For example:
13
1 :
t :j,e._"".
_ D E G
RUN_~~
. . • ]
As soon as you press
(ENTER) ,
the answer will be displayed on the right:
DEG
-~~--~~-~----
--100]
RUN I .
: :."::.":
.:
.
The Computer will remember the result too. That is, if you want to multiply the result by
7[
(or any other
number), you don't have to clear the Display and type the result (100) in again. Just type the multiplication sign
(*). The result and * will move to the left side of the Display. Then type
(SHIFT)
wand press
(ENTER) .
The
new result will appear on the right side.
Raising to a Power. To raise a number to a power, type the number (or numeric expression) you wish to
exponentiate, press
(SHIFT) (SPACE) ,
the value of the power you wish to raise to, and press
(ENTER) .
For instance,