Re: Which TI does your school require


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Re: Which TI does your school require



The screen on the TI-85 is 128x64, the 81/82/83 have 96x64 screens.  The 92
is 240x128, the best of any TI calc. (pels WxH)


At 20:03 8/6/96 EDT, Marco Demian Radzinschi wrote:
>On Mon, 5 Aug 1996 17:14:43 GMT Steven Wolfe <scwolfe@IX.NETCOM.COM>
>writes:
>>In <4u4utf$2no6@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net> pgunn01@ibm.net writes:
>>>
>>>>Well, I think I have to offer an opinion, here. For those about to
>>buy a
>>>>new graphing calculator, you should keep in mind that the TI-85 is a
>>>>very old machine--The 80, 82, 83, and 92 have all been introduced
>>since
>>>>the 85 came out, and TI has learned a lot since the old 85 was
>>designed.
>>>>Of course the 85 still does a couple of things just really
>>beautifully
>>>>well, but it's so cludgy in so many areas that I can't see someone
>>>>buying one unless they had a very specific purpose.
>>>
>>>Where's it kludgy? The only feature that I could possibly want from
>>the 82
>>>in my 85 is the table option. And it's worth losing that for the
>>better
>>>screen and enchanced solver capabilities....
>>>
>>
>>Please clarify: how is the TI-85 screen "better"?  Also, are you
>>talking about the screen on the calculator, or the overhead projector
>>viewscreen?
>>
>>-DAN Wolfe
>> ^^^
>>
>
>
>I think he's referring to the fact that it's bigger.
>
>                        -Marco
>
>
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