Re: Should I exchange my TI-82 for a TI-85?

To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: Should I exchange my TI-82 for a TI-85?
From: 82nd Deer <eviljim@MEGSINET.NET>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 13:26:36 -0600
Comments: To: Tavis Segura <tsegura@RICE.EDU>
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Reply-To: 82nd Deer <eviljim@MEGSINET.NET>

>TI-86 instead of the '85.  For just a little bit more money, you can get
>a lot of features the TI-85 lacks, such as the list editor from the 82

A lot of more features?  Try 4.  List editor, f(x) value chart, more
memory, and built in asm.  That's it.  Plus, programs run at about 1/4 the
speed (from what I've been told) - a BIG negative.

>Since so many people are programming for every calculator, it is not a
>good idea to base your decision on what games it plays, but what the
>calculator itself has to offer.

The 86 actually doesn't offer much over the 85.

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Should I exchange my TI-82 for a TI-85?

From: Marie-Claude Pitre <mcpitre@ROCLER.QC.CA>

Re: Should I exchange my TI-82 for a TI-85?

From: Tavis Segura <tsegura@RICE.EDU>