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- From: george@unixg.ubc.ca (George Chow)
- Subject: TI/Casio comment (was Re: <None>)
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- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 04:54:36 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep13.210222.1@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> ij59@vaxb.acs.unt.edu writes:
- >In article <1992Sep13.185846.13306@uwm.edu>, jspinnow@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (John Stewart Pinnow) writes:
- >>
- >> I looking into purchasing a graphing calculator in a few weeks, I am looking
- >> for opinions on the graphing calculators that are out there?
- >>
- >> I would also like to know the cheepest (under 200) of the calculators? The ones
- >> with the most functionality and the ease of use of them?
- >>
- >
- >I strongly recomend the TI-81. It is around $70, and is much easier to use
- >than the Casios. Beyond that, in my expericnce, the TI-81 is more powerful
- >(has more features) and is faster than all Casio graphers, with the possible
- >exception of the CASIO 8000 which I have yet to see.
- >The TI-81 also has more memory than any of the Casios I've seen. (2400 bytes)
-
- I'm not sure which Casio you're here refering to. I've owned my Casio
- fx-8000G for about 7 years and that has 3.5K of memory altogether. A
- friend of mine went back to HK and picked up an fx-8500G with 8K 3 years
- ago.
-
- >Of course, the HP48SX still blows both of the TIs away, but we're talking
- >closer to $250 for that machine. And it insists on using reverse polish
- >notation. (Still, a calculator with 256k ROM OS (the HP, I mean) can do some
- >pretty amazing things. "Mathematica in your shirt pocket." Not to mention the
- >RAM/ROM card drive and infrared Kermit transfer to other HPs)
-
- The 48S should come in under $200 in the US and has all the niceties of
- the SX.
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- > | Nippon no anime wa ichi-ban desu! Otaku rule! |
- > | Hey, man, I _like_ Robotech. So sue me. |
- > | Sukotto Miraa/Scott Miller (ij59@vaxb.acs.unt.edu) |
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