Re: 83 vs. 85
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Re: 83 vs. 85
Yeah, looking back i REALLY should have gotten an 85..... but, the 83 was
required, and i had no clue about either calc back then, so I got what
was required.....
Im not sure what my point is exactly, other than thats why a lot of
people are going to get 82/3's ... i guess :)
On Sat, 5 Oct 1996, Jon Niehof wrote:
> The reason so many math departments support the 82 (and
> now the 83) is that TI tried to get math instructors involved
> in the design of the 82.
> What's more, the average person does not want to put the
> effort into learning the 85. I admit the 85 has a rather
> steep learning curve, but it isn't all *that* bad, and
> once you've learned your way around, it's far easier and
> faster to use than the 82.
> The reason that I would go 85 instead of 83 is sheer
> flexibility--strings, infinite numbers of lists, constants,
> etc. etc. The 85 is meant to be a *very* flexible calculator.
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