[HN Gopher] TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
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TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
 
Author : rbanffy
Score  : 24 points
Date   : 2021-05-08 07:43 UTC (15 hours ago)
 
web link (education.ti.com)
w3m dump (education.ti.com)
 
| _paul21 wrote:
| I wonder how does it compare to NumWorks graphic calculator
| (https://www.numworks.com/).
 
| ihatethisplace wrote:
| This is cool. It's simple enough that it'd be difficult to
| backdoor, there's no internet connectivity, and it comes
| preloaded with python and would be able to run some cryptographic
| software. Best of all, it's so common it would hardly raise
| suspicion. Makes me think of a program somebody wrote to for the
| 84 or 89 to generate a Bitcoin key.
 
| pjmlp wrote:
| Catching up to the Casio models.
| 
| I guess Python is definitely the new BASIC.
 
  | rbanffy wrote:
  | In college, I remember how much faster I was with my PB700 than
  | the other students programming their cool HP-41 calculators.
  | 
  | I aced every test in numerical methods in like 15 minutes.
  | 
  | This was the first time I bumped into the phenomenon @pg
  | describes in his "Beating the Averages" essay.
 
| snvzz wrote:
| For anybody considering one of these, I'd suggest taking a look
| at the vastly superior (in functionality) m68k-based TI-89 or
| voyage 200 instead.
| 
| Used, they do cost a fraction of what these fancy revisions of
| the TI-84 do.
| 
| Being powered by anything more than a few AAA batteries should be
| an obvious red flag.
 
  | asciident wrote:
  | Honestly the issue is that schools don't want calculators
  | (computers) that are too powerful because there could be an app
  | that can just do the homework for students, or let them
  | communicate during exams, or search on the internet. So schools
  | intentionally prefer crippled devices, hence the relatively
  | high price for an underpowered device.
  | 
  | There's not really any good solution to this either without
  | completely overhauling the system (i.e. making things worse for
  | a few years until things stabalize and the kinks are worked out
  | in primary school math education 2.0), so we're at a local
  | maximum.
  | 
  | I don't get your point about batteries though. Calculators are
  | heavily used by the students, so are the perfect place to have
  | a rechargeable. It looks like it's even replaceable too. Throw
  | in usb-c charging, and you've got something that can be charged
  | pretty much anywhere that a phone can.
 
| Hinton510 wrote:
| Everything is very open with a clear description of the issues.
| It was truly informative. Your website is very helpful. Many
| thanks for sharing!
| 
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