Re: Why are TI Calcs so inferior?
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In article <32977dfa.72689302@news.sprynet.com>, lcappite@sprynet.com
(Goatboy) wrote:
>RAM is temporary. Where u gonna save stuff when u turn off the power?
You think TIs have hard drives in them?
It is RAM. The batteries keep the info in memory. It takes very little
power to do this.
>>Also, the processor in the machines aren't the same as those in regular
>>computers except for maybe the TI-92. If you were able to put a regular
>>computer processor in the calculators, I believe it would need a cooling
>>fan and much more battery life than those found in 4 AAA batteries. In
>>order for the screen to be color it would probably boost up the cost a
>>little more, but color would be pointless for a college student using a
>>calculator for his studies. If you think that TI could build a machine
>>for only $200 that could even run as fast as a 486/25mhz machine, would
>>be amazing. It would essentially have to be as big as a laptop. And if
>
>Not a chance. Look at the newton. The thing runs faster than the
>486-25mhz, and is about the same size as the TI-85.
It is bigger. And costs $500-$700
>>you think that you're 486/50mhz machine is worth only $200, then I think
>>you should check the prices of those machines selling used in the
>>newsgroups.
>
>I didn't say a whole computer is $200. I said the chip is around $50,
>and the drive would be around $30.
You are obviously not an engineer. Buy a harddrive for $30 - ok, fine.
Shrink it, design it to work with the calculator, and you've added a
couple hundred dollars per calculator.
You want a computer, not a calculator!
Why does a calculator need a hard drive?
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