Re: A86: Re: odd thing


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Re: A86: Re: odd thing




Dan Eble wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Feb 1998, Stefano Bonora wrote:
>
> > Mmmmh... and who will ever buy a TI-92 if all the 'important' things
> like
> > symbolic mainpulation could be done with a TI-86 via-software?
>
> TI-86:
>         * 8 bits
>         * 6 MHz
>         * 96K RAM
>
> TI-92 with expansion module:
>         * 16 bits
>         * 10 MHz
>         * 188K RAM
>         * 384K "user data archive" memory (flash?)
>         * flash ROM for electronic upgradability (anyone heard of
> XINU?)
>         * a whole lot more than symbolic manipulation
>
> --------
> Dan Eble (mailto:eble@cis.ohio-state.edu)
>          (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~eble)
>
> "Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!" -- James 3:5

And your point is...Only $100 or so more.  At that price, you may as
well buy the HP-48GX.  Great processor (don't remember which one right
off hand), PCMCIA Type II slot, 128K internal RAM, IR capabilities,
Symbolic Manipulation, 3D graphing, and a lot of other stuff.  I don't
own one (not to say I wouldn't want one, although I do like my TI-86
quite a bit) but you can use them for a lot more than you can the 92.
Best example:  ACT/SAT tests.

-Jeremy


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