Re: TI-85 vs. 83?
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Stay away from the 85, it's suited more for engineers and the like. I'm a
student (taking AP Calculus) and used an 85 once; it's too difficult to get
used too. The 82 and 83 have better access to features because everything
is right there. I don't want to search the catalog just to find an often
used feature. Some of my college friends use the 83 and like it much more
than the 85. Trust me, you'll have more trouble with the 85 then it's
worth.
Me
DamienDen <damienden@aol.com> wrote in article
<525q92$8ft@newsbf02.news.aol.com>...
> In article <51t3ak$4gf@alvarez.physics.csbsju.edu>,
> PJZDEBSKI@tiny.computing.csbsju.edu (Peter John Zdebski) writes:
>
> >: I'm taking Honors Algebra III, and will eventually take up calculus
(BC
> if
> >: I think I can take it). How well are the 83's calculus functions as
> >: compared to the 85's? A 92 is out of the question; most teachers don't
> >: allow for its use because of its versatile programming capability (in
> other
> >: words, easy to cheat). I know also that most games run better on an 85
> >: because of it's superior linking capabilities.
> >: I'm planning on buying one soon. Any suggestions?
>
> >I would recomend the 85, becuase of its vast zshell capabilites and the
> menu
> >bars are much better to use then the 83's menus. One addition is that
the
> >83's case reminds me too much of casio's, without the cheesy color
> display :)
> The original was a.. strange letter, but in response to the reply,
> hopefully the 83 will have a shell of its own soon, as it comes
> preequipped with asm access. And some prefer the 82type menus to the
> 85type menus... not gonna say which I've heard more complaints about,
> because thats the user's decision, but .. personally, I wouldn't quite
> say they were better.
>
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