[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)
        
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 (TXT) 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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