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Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
Travis Evans  Account Info

Disclaimer: not an actual POTY category :P

Reply to this comment    27 January 2020, 17:16 GMT

Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
Zeroko  Account Info

I voted that I made my own, assuming that function-graphing programs count (at least for the graphing part). One of them let you input a function & bounds at run time & draw on the plot using the mouse, which seems close.

For calculating, I find myself mostly using a Haskell interpreter (& wishing there was a good one for either the TI-84 Plus CE or the TI-89).

Reply to this comment    4 February 2020, 04:33 GMT

Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
Bio_Hazard1282 Account Info
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Lol I only know TI, I haven't used another brand before
TI will always be my favorite.

Reply to this comment    17 February 2020, 18:17 GMT


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Bob Smith  Account Info

Same! I have a TI-84 Plus and a TI-84 Plus CE. The TI-Basic Language is the best and all I really care for!

Reply to this comment    30 June 2021, 23:23 GMT

Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
Travis Evans  Account Info

For a long time, TI was the only graphing calc line I used. I was a bit curious about the HPs based on what I had heard about them, but never had an opportunity to get one for many years. When I found an HP 50g in Best Buy back during the late 2000s, I grabbed one and found it was awesome for programming, going steps beyond anything I had experienced on TI calcs. So, HP is technically my favorite now. Unfortunately, 50g is discontinued, and I have mixed feelings about the Prime. It lacks the highly keystroke-efficient UI of the 48/49/50 series as well as some of the customizability and flexibility, and it feels less polished and refined.

I recently heard about NumWorks, and the idea of a moddable open-source hardware and software platform is intriguing to me. I don't yet know much about it, though.

Reply to this comment    19 February 2020, 17:29 GMT


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talosthoren Account Info
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Numworks is very cool. I invested in one some time ago and I’m very happy with it. There is an in browser emulator available if you’re interested and it ships with a stripped down build of micro python. The numworks website has tools for updating the OS firmware and both managing your library of micro python scripts as well as uploading them. I think you still need chrome and its included usb driver or whatever to use the in-browser tools, but it’s worth installing a second browser for if you use a different primary browser.

The screen quality is a bit... meh, and the backlight is somehow too harsh even while being set too low to read the screen clearly, which is baffling.

The open source Epsilon operating system is amazing, and the STM32 Microprocessor that drives the device is insanely powerful sporting a full fledged 32 bit ARM core, much like the HP Prime and TI-NSpire series.

It seems to be accepted on all the same exams as any calc with a CAS, as well, and the test mode is well implemented.

I’m absolutely blown away by the openness of the platform. We have the ability to iterate on both the hardware and software of the Numworks platform. First step, better screen :P

Reply to this comment    5 March 2020, 02:38 GMT

Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
Henry Blankenship  Account Info

Personally I prefer HP over anything else if I am not going for a TI. I find the format Casio calculators use to put out decimals to be inconvenient.

Reply to this comment    18 March 2020, 15:33 GMT

Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
Harry Garcia  Account Info
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as for me, HP has the most convenient devices. And...can't do anything with my mind - those ones give me so nostalgic old-fashioned vibes!

Reply to this comment    22 April 2020, 14:52 GMT

Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
TIny_Hacker Account Info

I'd have to say, I started out 8 years ago with TI, and it will always be my favorite. If I did need a different brand, I'd probably pick Casio, though. :)

Reply to this comment    4 June 2020, 00:23 GMT


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oddtad  Account Info

Definitely! Casio was my first and I thought its language was awesome, but now I found TI-84, and it's a lot better!

Reply to this comment    15 November 2021, 20:47 GMT

Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
OldPud Account Info

I replied other because my favorite non-Ti calculator I own is an Elektronika Mk-52. Not for any practical reason, but because of how unique it is compared to many western calculator designs, and also because of it's interesting history as arguably the start of the Eastern European programming scene (search, "Eggeggology" for more on that).

Reply to this comment    9 January 2021, 21:40 GMT

Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
Retro_Lamer  Account Info

never owned anything other than a TI for graphing calculators, but I had a Casio calculator watch for years, and it served me better than even my current smart watch does for the purposes of timekeeping and mathematics.

Reply to this comment    25 March 2021, 22:07 GMT


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oddtad  Account Info

I have one too. They are really useful!

Reply to this comment    15 November 2021, 20:51 GMT

Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
xlibman Account Info
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It's all about the Lexibook GC3000FR and the Esquisse GCEXFR.

Reply to this comment    21 October 2021, 00:04 GMT

Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
Tailsy_Fox  Account Info

I voted other because I sometimes crack open Desmos when I am in the mood.

Reply to this comment    12 July 2022, 07:41 GMT

Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
Lloyd92856 Account Info

I've only ever used TI graphing calculators

Reply to this comment    21 November 2022, 18:06 GMT


Re: Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
RichardRat Account Info
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You've gotta expand your horizons, buddy!!!!! Personally I recommend 55007 X-Cool Gamer Display Calculator, Assorted Colors (No Color Choice)
Item #213450! It makes me feel like my grandkids when they play the marios!!!!!!

Reply to this comment    16 October 2023, 15:38 GMT

Re: Your favorite non-TI graphing calculator brand?
RichardRat Account Info

My favorite non-TI graphing calculator is the Shrigtummer 93 graphing calculator. I love how it looks exactly like a strange goblin with long fingernails that have green ooze leaking from them instead of a traditional calculator. He is staring through my window.

Reply to this comment    11 October 2023, 15:44 GMT


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RichardRat Account Info
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help

Reply to this comment    16 October 2023, 15:35 GMT

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