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Re: TI-83+

Jeremy;

You had offered to support any opinion you have posted
with objective information.

Instead what you did, was expand on your opinion, and gave no
objective information.  Can you support these opinions you have posted
with objective information, like you offered?  If not, I really see no
purpose in continuing this.

On 25 Apr 1999 05:37:35 GMT, jemfinch02@aol.com (Jemfinch02) wrote:

>>>But when two calculators do the exact same thing,
>>Can you provide objective information showing that TI's and HP's do
>>exactly the same thing?
>
>Within context, I was speaking with respect to the math on the ACT, in which
>the HP can do anything and everything the TI can do.
>
>>Can you provide objective information that RPN takes only 5 minutes to
>>learn?
>
>Certain things are assumed here.  It would be a safe bet that anyone of enough
>intelligence to require a graphing calculator can learn RPN in 5 minutes.  In
>fact, they already partially know it, assuming they are stepping up to a
>graphic calculator from a normal scientific calculator.  What sort of notation
>do you think the TI-30 uses for trigonometric functions?
>
>>not much longer to appreciate the lack of necessary
>>parentheses?  I know I've spent hours using RPN, and still don't
>>appreciate the lack of parentheses.
>
>People appreciate different things.  This is called taste.  I guess some
people
>enjoy making extra keystrokes for parentheses.
>
>>> There is nothing for
>>>the TI even comparable to the work and effort that has gone into algebra
>>>libraries such as Erable and Alg48.
>
>Within context, I was speaking of productions of the user base, not the
>professional designers of the calculator.  And this statement is true:  try to
>find a counterexample.
>
>>> They aren't going to come out
>>>with new stuff and release it for free.
>>Before you tackle that one, go check out the ROM upgrades at ti.com,
>>and check out the additional libraries from the company that did the
>>symbolics as well, both of which are free.
>
>Professionals (by nature of the term) do not innovate without a monetary
>motive.  Whether TI pays or the user pays, when something is developed
>professionally, the developers _will_ get paid for it.
>
>>> On the other hand, Erable and Alg48
>>>were created by individuals who
>
>>>support their software better than I think TI ever could.
>
>Perhaps this was a bit of an overstatement.  Regardless, the creators of these
>libraries do support their programs well.
>
> >>Based on past experience, I believe I can accurately say that when HP
>>releases
>>>a new calculator, it will be better than any TI available.
>>That one should be self explanatory.
>
>Indeed, it is self explanatory.  In case the point eluded you, though, it is
>this:  In 1986 HP released a calculator that was by and far better than any TI
>calculator that was released for 10 years afterward.  Now, TI has released a
>calculator that may be the equal of the HP48.  And yet HP will release another
>calculator.  As I said before, based on past ecperience, HP's calculator will
>be better than TI's calculators now and for years to come.
>
>Jeremy


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