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Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE Color Graphing Calculator (various colors) on sale for
$99.99.
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- The TI-84 Plus CE makes comprehension of math and science topics quicker and easier. Ideal for middle school through college. The same menu structure and navigation as the TI-84 Plus family make it easy to pick up and learn. The built-in MathPrintâ„¢ feature allows you to input and view math symbols, formulas and stacked fractions exactly as they appear in textbooks.
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Is the era of the $100+ graphing calculator coming to an end? [thehustle.co]
Porting isn't really that big of a problem, and the math operations that thing does are so simple I'm not even sure if there's need to optimize anything unless they use totally outdated processors from like the 80s.
Sounds to me more about everything else (monopoly, behind the scene stuff, etc) than technological reasons to me.
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You also don't understand how fast processor architectures change.
You also don't recognize that TI has been releasing new calcs every 5 years for the past 20 years.
News flash, you full color TI calc of today is not based upon the 68000 processor that was used 20 years ago.
So they want to make money on their intellectual property? You can do better for $10? Go for it. They also have no competition except HP and Casio, and traditionally TI's user experience has been MUCH better. That's why it's so widely adopted.
So stop complaining about what the market is willing to bear and that they have had a successful business model for 20 years. You are just silly.
In any case, you refuted my argument with zero additional information other than saying "no I don't think so from my armchair expert location"
But, yes, go with the monopoly evil corporation theory OR, go get a raspberry pi, add an LCD, put python on it, make it work on batteries and compete at 1/4 the cost....
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Here's a now seven year old article delving into the TI calculator monopoly: https://www.washingtonp
Not much has changed since this was written, other than TI adding color screens, rechargeable batteries and newer flash memory.
For kids who do prefer a physical graphing calculator, they can buy Casio, HP, or TI. The schools don't care.
For these reasons, the assertion that "TI has a monopoly" is not true. There is no foul play that prevents any other company from competing in the graphing calculator space. Casio and HP haven't been as successful because they didn't invest in building a good ecosystem around their calculators.
Despite the limited CPU/memory, the TI graphing calculators are miniature computing platforms where kids can download programs and even games to extend the functionality of the device. There are plenty of tutorials and active community forums for kids to get help and even write their own stuff. The TI calculators sell themselves through word-of-mouth.
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For kids who do prefer a physical graphing calculator, they can buy Casio, HP, or TI. The schools don't care.
For these reasons, the assertion that "TI has a monopoly" is not true. There is no foul play that prevents any other company from competing in the graphing calculator space. Casio and HP haven't been as successful because they didn't invest in building a good ecosystem around their calculators.
Despite the limited CPU/memory, the TI graphing calculators are miniature computing platforms where kids can download programs and even games to extend the functionality of the device. There are plenty of tutorials and active community forums for kids to get help and even write their own stuff. The TI calculators sell themselves through word-of-mouth.
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