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>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?

As I said, I feel I supported my opinions with objective information.  I'll put
onus on you to prove otherwise.

>>>>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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