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The memories, I still have 2 in the garage. People actually still pay $100 for these?
It’s silly, but I think that this is just because any calculator that is more useful would also make cheating too easy and would also provide too much assistance. Teachers know what the TI-84 can and can’t do, so they don’t have to familiarize themselves with the risks of any new model. The price is ridiculous though, I’m quite sure that Texas Instruments makes a mighty profit on these things.
I loved the TI-84 when I was in highschool. Instead of doing whatever I was supposed to do, I was programming silly things on the calculator. It had quite some programming functionality, and I constantly kept finding new and interesting things to do with it. It played a part in me studying computer science, which the teachers recommended me to do because I was constantly programming on the calculator. I still have it, though I currently don’t have any batteries for it.
I prefer the first TI-84 Plus. Or a CASIO chick.
My dads not a cell phone.
You’ve awoken a strong yearning for my forgotten love. I shall seek my 83+ from the early 2000’s rockin MirageOS and Falldown.
Screw the TI-80 series! All my homies love the TI-30X IIS!
I seem to remember a similar model but it did a bunch of probability stuff like choose nCr and permutation.
I liked that so much better than the ti80. Was just quicker to use.
HP48GX for life! REPL was so powerful.
It might be powerful and all, but you know you’re dealing with a real OG when someone pulls out an early version of the HP-12C.
HP really knew how to make buttons. Shame the company has gone to shit. You couldn’t go wrong buying an HP printer in the 90s and 00s. Now they’re the absolute worst.
