Re: Which to buy, TI-86 or TI-92?

To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: Which to buy, TI-86 or TI-92?
From: Jim Ruble <rublej@GEOCITIES.COM>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 15:15:31 -0500
Comments: To: Dean <dino@TEXAS.NET>
References: <350f6051.5421630@typhoon.texas.net>
Reply-To: Jim Ruble <rublej@GEOCITIES.COM>

Dean wrote:

> I am in the proccess of persuading my employer to equipt me with a
> TI-92.  At this point I'm assuming the TI-92 is the more useful of the
>
> two.  Unfortunatly the specs indicate that the TI-92 lacks Physical
> Constants, Metric and English Conversions, and Interative Equation
> Solver.  The first two features are self explainitory.  My question is
>
> how useful is the Equation Solver and does the TI-92 make up for it
> with other features?  Any advice or input would be apreciated.
> Thanks
> Dean,
> (remove "removethisfirst" from Email address to reply)

The TI-92 does have an equation solver, it's just that you need to type
the command in (ex. 'solve 6/x=8-5x,x').  And for not having the first
two the 92 DEFINITELY makes up for it.  Some of the things it has that
the 86 doesn't are 3D graphing, geometry, symbolic manipulation (VERY
useful), a QWERTY keyboard with a text editor, pretty printing, split
screen, exact/appromixate solving (also very useful), cut and paste,
directories, and a whole ton more.  If you can try one out before you
buy it you will become addicted.  =)
Also, when the 92+ comes out it will have all the stuff above.

 - Jim

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Which to buy, TI-86 or TI-92?

From: Dean <removethisfirst-dino@TEXAS.NET>