Re: Which to buy, TI-86 or TI-92?
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Re: Which to buy, TI-86 or TI-92?
If you want physical constants, opt to buy the 92+ module, also. I believe
it has the constants, too.
NE
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Ruble <rublej@GEOCITIES.COM>
To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM <CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM>
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 1998 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: Which to buy, TI-86 or TI-92?
>Dean wrote:
>
>> I am in the proccess of persuading my employer to equipt me with a
>> TI-92. At this point I'm assuming the TI-92 is the more useful of the
>>
>> two. Unfortunatly the specs indicate that the TI-92 lacks Physical
>> Constants, Metric and English Conversions, and Interative Equation
>> Solver. The first two features are self explainitory. My question is
>>
>> how useful is the Equation Solver and does the TI-92 make up for it
>> with other features? Any advice or input would be apreciated.
>> Thanks
>> Dean,
>> (remove "removethisfirst" from Email address to reply)
>
>The TI-92 does have an equation solver, it's just that you need to type
>the command in (ex. 'solve 6/x=8-5x,x'). And for not having the first
>two the 92 DEFINITELY makes up for it. Some of the things it has that
>the 86 doesn't are 3D graphing, geometry, symbolic manipulation (VERY
>useful), a QWERTY keyboard with a text editor, pretty printing, split
>screen, exact/appromixate solving (also very useful), cut and paste,
>directories, and a whole ton more. If you can try one out before you
>buy it you will become addicted. =)
>Also, when the 92+ comes out it will have all the stuff above.
>
> - Jim
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