Re: ti-86 vs. ti-89
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Re: ti-86 vs. ti-89
I guess I really started something with this thread. I've decided to wait a
few months, until the fall. By then HP will have released the HP-58GX (And
NO, the one I'm talking about is not an April Fools Joke). Also, by that
time, some guy, (Kirk Meyer) is releasing a ASM prog that will give my 86
the capabilities of an 89 (slower of course). I want to see how good that
program is, and if the HP-58GX is significantly better, I'll get that.
I have also figured out why the HP-48GX appears to be faster than a ti-89.
What it is that although the HP only runs at 4Mhz, and the ti89 at 10Mhz,
the 89's number crunching algorithms aren't all that fast and optimized. The
HP's set of number crunching algorithms are much more efficient (about twice
as much). So it appears that while doing calculations the HP is almost as
fast as an 89. Now this is only so while the calcs are doing straight number
crunching. If its other tasks, (such as opening menus etc.) the 89 is
clearly faster. I've also heard that the HP58G is coming with 512K RAM and
the 58GX comes with 1.5MB
I know I'll get flamed for this, so if you flame me, do it private email.
And in the case of the person that wasn't allowed to have anything
programmed into their calcs during tests, I would definitely recommend an
89.
Indifference
Indifference <indif69@usa.net> wrote in message
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> I know i'll get flamed for this, but I'm debating wether to upgrade my
> ti86($110) to a ti89($145) or an HP-48G($90)
> A 48G is cheaper than a ti86, it has built in symbolic derivative and
> integrals. It also has about 30KB of formulas preprogrammed in. Besides,
the
> HP 48-G processor is faster than the 89 processor
>
> Ravi Shekhar
>
>
> Sean Davis wrote in message <37055256.4030915@news.mindspring.com>...
> > I have a TI-86 and I am in Honors Pre-Calculus and AP Physics.
> >Would it be worth it to upgrade to a ti-89?
>
>
>
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