[Foss-cafe] What calculator ?

[Timothy R. Butler]

Howdy,
> I'm starting to study algebra and calculus and I might go on latter with some 
> physics, etc. What (programable) calculator would you recomend ?
> I once had an HP 48G and then a 49G which was a great improved but there were 
> some things that noted that it was a 48G with a new skin and I didn't like 
> that... I'm now seeing that Texas Instrument have great programable 
> calculators as well... so... what do you recomend ? what are your 
> experiences ?

  Are you talking about something like a "Graphing Calculator"? If so,
I'd recommend considering the TI-83 Silver Edition. I use it mostly
because I like having a big screen so I can see what I've done before
(thus I can't say whether the features your looking for or even its
"namesake" -- that is, graphing -- features are any good), but it's
handy for a lot of things and is programmable (I haven't bothered with
that personally).

  If I were to hazard a guess, I would say that it runs something
similar to the OS in the old TI-99/4A home computer only much faster
(and obviously) smaller. It has Basic.

  -Tim

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