Re: Why are TI Calcs so inferior?
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There is a RAM Extender to upgrade the TI-83/85/92 to 4MBs if you're
willing to pay $100 to make it yourself. The speed of the calc is 6MHz but
can be upgraded to about (the fastest I've seen) 30MHz. Even though HARD
DRIVE space cost is 6 cents a meg, this don't use a hard drive. Would you
lug around a 3.5" hard drive along with a 2kg 5"x6"x4" powerbox where you'd
need to find an AC outlet to operate the thing?!? This is a CALCULATOR!
It uses static RAM, which is much more expensive than SIMMs. If you want a
computer, even a DX2/66 laptop with a 1GB HDU would cost you more than
$1700. This only costs $85 or so! And even C++ or Java is assembly! Got
any other annoying questiong? Gimme a break! Live and learn.
"This is the most logical route, Captain"
-= Zenon@bbs.nexes.com =-
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: From: lcappite@SPRYNET.COM
: To: Zenon
: Subject: Why are TI Calcs so inferior?
: Date: November 14, 1996 1:14 PM
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: I've been looking over the tech specs for all the TI calculators, and
: I can't argue that these calculators are spectacular. They are the
: most ingenious pieces of equipment for school use and such. However,
: they're hardware is very inferior. The hard disk so to speak only is
: about 30K. The processor runs at 6MHz? It only has an assembly
: language, not something better? My gosh, on today's technology, hd
: space is 6 *cents* a meg? And hard drives are the size of a TI calc.
: If u shrink down the hd to that of a mini cassette, and put it in the
: TI, u could get about 1/3 a gig. And you could probably do better,
: because I've seen a mini cassette for the computer that holds a gig,
: and the drive it goes in to is only 1 cm bigger on each side. And the
: chip? The 486 chips are like $30 bucks nowadays, and they run at
: 66MHz. AMD chips are $75 for a 133MHz version. And the display screen.
: I've seen sony watchman that were smaller and they have a color screen
: at 320x200.
:
: Basically, what I'm saying is with today's current technology and its
: cheapness, TI could probably come out with a calculator that could
: outperform my computer (mine is a 486 DX2-50) for the same price as
: their 92, and I don't know why they aren't trying.
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