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Choice Votes   Percent
Yes, color rocks! 79 37.8%   
Yes, I want to play some color games 21 10.0%   
Yes, I want to make some color graphs 10 4.8%   
Yes, I always wondered what pi looks like in color 10 4.8%   
Maybe, but only if I needed a new calculator 34 16.3%   
Maybe, I am getting tired of grayscale 3 1.4%   
No, I have no need for color on my calculator 47 22.5%   
Since when did electronic displays have color? 5 2.4%   

Survey posted 2005-05-02 22:04 by Jon.

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Re: Do you want a calculator with a color screen?
Jonathan Katz  Account Info
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Survey idea by me.

Reply to this comment    2 May 2005, 22:05 GMT

Re: Re: Do you want a calculator with a color screen?
Elektron9 Account Info
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A color game would be nice...maybe Super Mario?

Reply to this comment    2 May 2005, 22:16 GMT

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jeremysimpkins  Account Info

definately.......

Reply to this comment    3 May 2005, 14:53 GMT


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korkow Account Info

But this would be a HUGE hassle for programming in ASM. It would just make everything a lot harder, so...no, I do not want a color calc. Anyways...what would be the educational value. TI wouldn't add that feature just so people could play bteer games.

Reply to this comment    4 May 2005, 21:31 GMT


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Jake Griffin  Account Info
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There would be mathematical advantages too...graphs in color would make it easier to differentiate between different plots and functions.

Reply to this comment    5 May 2005, 00:08 GMT

Re: Re: Re: Do you want a calculator with a color screen?
no_one_2000_  Account Info
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But I imagine it would chew up batteries faster. Color would be great, but I don't know how well they'd be able to implement this. It would probably also shoot the costs WAY up.

Reply to this comment    5 May 2005, 21:25 GMT


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jvdthwip Account Info

TI-84 Plus Silver ~$100+
Nintendo DS ~$150

Depending on the technology, and demand, price can be quite low...
PSP is $250, and it's got a large, color screen, super processor, memory card slot, USB cord, UMD slot, etc...
The DS has TWO screens, one of which is a touch screen, and it has a DS Card slot and a GBA/Accessory slot.
I'm sure TI might be able to make a cost efficient calculator with a color screen... It depends on the technology they use...

Reply to this comment    6 May 2005, 02:35 GMT

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Shawn Zhang  Account Info

>>TI-84 Plus Silver ~$100+
You could build one yourself for about $50-$60. TI IS TRYING TO CORRUPT OUT BRAINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply to this comment    6 May 2005, 21:22 GMT


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Mattthew Ellsworth Account Info

You do that!

Reply to this comment    8 May 2005, 13:29 GMT


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Shawn Zhang  Account Info

Well, I really can't build it myself, but the parts cost only about $30-$40, plus another few dollars for the repairs to your (cheap & geeky) carpet after they light on fire

Reply to this comment    8 May 2005, 20:20 GMT


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no_one_2000_  Account Info
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Hmm, that's true, I hadn't thought of it that way. Though on the flipside, a Nintendo DS can't factor polynomials, handle differential equations, create polar graphs, reduce expressions, format expressions in "pretty print", etc. So you'd have to account for the AMS as well. Also, I'd wager calculators are a more popular item than the DS (because they're required for high school/college), so supply/demand would also have an affect on the price.

Or maybe I'm just too pessimistic?

Reply to this comment    7 May 2005, 18:57 GMT

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calkfreak83  Account Info
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Dude.... I think you just got BURNT!

:-D

Reply to this comment    8 May 2005, 01:43 GMT


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calkfreak83  Account Info
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Wait.. haha that was directed at jvdthwip..

Reply to this comment    8 May 2005, 01:44 GMT


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Drew Mast  Account Info

Good points. I would definitely rather have a graphing calc than nintendo DS. Besides, you can't have a DS out in class like you can a calculator, and games for the DS cost money wereas games for a calc here are free. However, as for buying it from TI- building it yourself is not practical. You'd have to have the soldering skills and agility of a robot. One false move and the whole thing is toast. Even if you did have the necessary skills, buying one preassembled would save a ton of time!

Reply to this comment    8 May 2005, 04:52 GMT

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Sean Moritzky Account Info

Yes, super mario would obviously be better in color. Maybe even a new opporating shell?

Reply to this comment    9 May 2005, 08:04 GMT


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Wingman5 Account Info

i would rather play Halo2 on TI. You can download it onto your ti-73 in 3D and color with a little help from an x-box, a powerful hacking tool, and 10000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000 0000000000000 00000000000000 0000000000000 00000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000000000 G of memory.

You nerds!LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO!

Reply to this comment    12 May 2005, 23:44 GMT

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Ronakbhai Account Info

Actually, when I was buying my first calculator, I bought the "Casio CFX-9850G" instead of the TI-86 because it had color and I thought I'd get to play color games. Shortly afterwards, I figured the 86 was better due to the assembly language. I'd still like to see a color calculator by TI though, it would be fun!

Reply to this comment    2 May 2005, 22:54 GMT

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Keith Webb Account Info

3rd post, yay!

It might be nice to be able to graph in color...I always make designs out of graphs and color would be cool.

Reply to this comment    2 May 2005, 22:57 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Do you want a calculator with a color screen?
calkfreak83  Account Info
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Darn... I thought that said "graphics" instead of "graphs".. I would like to try programming like existing BASIC/ASM language with color.. that would be awesome!

Reply to this comment    3 May 2005, 01:19 GMT

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Timmc Account Info
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A color screen would be a great advancement if TI were to implement it. With such low resolutions at the moment and the LCD being either black or blue it's very difficult to distinguish between two very close overlapping functions. It's not all that essential but it would make it easier than having to trace along each line. This would lead to more memory being needed and then a faster CPU. Better resolution for the z80 calculators and (89 =P) would be handy.

Reply to this comment    3 May 2005, 06:33 GMT


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Richard Brosius  Account Info

They should make a setting in the O.S. to toggle the color on or off. This way programs that dont require color such as a basic math program doesnt take up unneccesary space.

Reply to this comment    5 May 2005, 01:17 GMT


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Timmc Account Info
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Yeah. Simply having line color selection in the Plot and Y= setup "Red, Blue, Yellow, Purple, Green, Orange, Black" should work, with Black as the default.

Reply to this comment    5 May 2005, 08:52 GMT


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bruno faria  Account Info

not with this z80 sorry, but if there because it is too laysi for a color screen so if you want a color screen you have to have a z80 with a speed of 50MHz ore more because the calcutor will freeze with less and you have to have much more memory than 2MBytes

Reply to this comment    24 May 2005, 17:01 GMT

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