Re: Trouble with the 92 is...

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Subject: Re: Trouble with the 92 is...
From: jeffrey steven bunds <bunds@STUDENTS.UIUC.EDU>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 16:53:05 -0500
Comments: To: "James D. Yopp" <YOPP_J@popmail.firn.edu>
In-Reply-To: <01IL2GE3ZYNO000ANO@WIZARD.FIRN.EDU>
Reply-To: jeffrey steven bunds <bunds@STUDENTS.UIUC.EDU>

Why is everyone so concerned with a given calculator's potential use on
standardized examinations?  I didn't buy ANY of the calculators I own to
use exclusively on such tests.  And I don't see doing such a thing as
being economically feasible for most people either.  I bought all the
calculators I've ever owned to be used as tools to assist me in
computation and other technical tasks.  That's why I bought a TI-92 -
because it's THE most powerful thing available for computation short of a
desktop personal computer.  Why did you buy your calculator?

        Jeff Bunds
        bunds@students.uiuc.edu

P.S.  HP calculators still suck.

On Thu, 10 Jul 1997, James D. Yopp wrote:

> I'm sorry that I have to disagree with an obviously happy TI-92 user, but...  If
> you are going to buy an 86, get it.  The 92 may be better, but it is not allowed
> for use on any standardized tests.  The 92 is banned from: SAT, SATII, PSAT,
> ACT, AP Tests, and almost every Math class in America.
>
> James Yopp
>
>
> James D. Yopp, Jr.
> jyopp@pobox.com
> "Time is the fire in which we burn."
>

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Trouble with the 92 is...

From: "James D. Yopp" <YOPP_J@popmail.firn.edu>