Re: Which TI should I buy?

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Subject: Re: Which TI should I buy?
From: Tim Brierley <brierley@erols.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 00:09:19 -0500
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You talked about the 83 games will eventually be ported to the 82, as
with 86 to the 85, but think about the work needed to do this.  Going
from 82 to 83, and 85 to 86 is as simple as sending it over the link,
but going the other way takes changing every line of code (whether it is
a small change or not, it it EVERY line of code).  Also, the 83 and 86
have built in asm, unlike the 82 and 85.  granted the 85 has a larger
library of asm now, but look at all of the other posts saying "Get the
86".  How many people do you think are going to buy an 85 over an 86 if
their calc is lost, broken, etc.  Face it, the 82 and the 85 are dead,
and are now draining out of the pool, being replaced by new, fresh 83's
and 86's.

ilya winham wrote:

> Matt Maurano wrote:
> >
> > If you can program your VCR (Have any ability with electronics at
> > all), get an 86. If you can't get an 83. By no means, get an 80, 81,
>
> > 82, or 85. All but the 80 are obselete (The 80 is okay for junior
> > high/prealgebra).
>
> Excuse me, you are simply wrong!! The 82 and 85 are the least obselete
>
> calculators around. Sure, the 86 and 83 are newer but so what? The
> 82/85
> have been around a while and have many more basic/assembly programs
> for
> them. Both are quite sufficent for high school math/science.  Both are
>
> cheaper, yet the games and programs are much much better. The 82/85
> archives are the biggest for all the 8X calcs. The 82 (Which I have
> and
> highly reccommend) CAN do anything the 83 can do (sometimes faster,
> take
> Spaze Invaders for an example) Plus the 82 has more memory than the
> 83.
> The 85 assembly world has already skyrocketed and is still growing.
> The
> 82 assembly world will, I guarentee, someday exceed the 83's. There is
>
> already many great 82 asm games and more are being made weekly. Most
> of
> the 83 games are/will be ported to the 82, and some 82 originals, like
>
> TURBO, are really cool and useful.  So what I am trying to say is, If
> you want a calc for high school, the 82/85 is your best bet! Trust me,
>
> you won't be sorry. (By the way, some of the greatest programmers
> program for the 82. And many for the 85 as well. Compared to
> substantially less for the 83/86)

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