Re: Why Ti 80 etc. ?


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Re: Why Ti 80 etc. ?



Don't forget that the TI-89 and TI-73 ARE flash upgradeable.  This means
that they wouldn't have to come out with new calculators.  They can just
update the ROM and it can be upgraded on the calculator.
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>From:  Todd Stanley[SMTP:toddestan@AOL.COM]
>Reply To:      Todd Stanley
>Sent:  Tuesday, March 17, 1998 3:21 PM
>To:    CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
>Subject:       Re: Why Ti 80 etc. ?
>
>Here is some of my reasoning:
>Because when it comes to the ti-8x series, all the numbers are now used
>except 84,87, and 88.  I suspect sometime in the future TI will release
>the 84 as a sequel to the popular 82 and 83.  The TI-73 isn't probably
>good enough to get 87 or 88, because that would suggest it is better
>than the 85 and 86.  Also TI probably plans to release an 87 and
>eventually an 88 in the far future that will be much like the 85/86.
>
>I still don't get why they named it the 73 though, because 74 is already
>used.  Any 73-like calculator that will be released in the future will
>have to have a number like 75 or 76.
>
>However, am still trying to place the 89.  It is shaped like all other
>ti8x calculators, but is very much like the 92 when it comes it's
>features, and it's screen.  Also, it's button layout is very different
>from any other ti8x calculator.  Notice it's alpha key?  Also the
>contrast change keys?  It also seems to have a 3rd key like the ti36.
>It may also be the only ti8x calculator not to use a Z80 processor.  I
>feel as if ti-90 would be more appriopate.
>
>-Todd
>
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>Pyromaniac wrote:
>>
>> Why are the calculators called 80,82 etc? Also why is the the 73 called
>> that when it seems considerably better than the 80, so why is the number
>> lower?
>> --Michael
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