Percentage function in Calculator

Why is there still not a % button in the Calculator?
Blimus! Even winbloze can manage percentages
Ian
Message was edited by: ianmoff
Message was edited by: ianmoff

'Some of us actually now how to calculate a percent without a percent button.'
I can never remember that though
But you could also argue that some of us know how to add or work out square roots.
The point remains the same. Even the most basic child's calculator has a % button. Apple calculators should too.
This is a thing that's bugged me since I got my first Mac - a Mac Portable running System 6.0!

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