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Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« on: March 27, 2013, 08:42:20 pm »

http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/TI-89.jpg

I found this image at http://www.technobuffalo.com/2012/12/25/the-best-tech-gift-ive-ever-received-the-ti-89-graphing-calculator/ but I never saw that TI-89 before. This one looks almost like a TI-83 but with renamed keys and faceplate. The real TI-89 was closed to the TI-86 in look:


http://www.productwiki.com/upload/images/texas_instruments_ti_89_titanium_1.jpg

I wonder if someone just had fun with Photoshop or if this might have been a very early preview of the TI-89?

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Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2013, 11:00:47 pm »
Erm......I don't spot a difference D:

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Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2013, 11:36:48 pm »
That is one nice lookin' calculator!   ;)
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Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2013, 12:20:53 am »
@Sorunome: Look at the area around the screen.

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Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2013, 01:24:34 am »
I'm wondering if it's a later model..the 2nd/alpha key labels are centered. Afaict looking at datamath, only calcs later than the 84/89t are like that?
E: tho the only calcs labeled like that and aren't the curved case are the 76.fr and the 82 stats..might be a 'shop :P
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Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2013, 07:32:11 am »
I'm about 70% sure thats the one my meth teacher has.
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Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2013, 07:35:04 am »
I'm quasi-sure that this TI-89 exists, you may have noticed that Virtual TI (an emulator quite old now) uses this skin for the TI-89.


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Re: Re: Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2013, 12:20:34 pm »
It does look like a later rev... I wonder if anyone's seen it for real tho.

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Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2013, 03:16:36 pm »
I'm about 90% sure I saw this one at my local computer store.
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Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2013, 04:05:30 pm »
Looks like a mix between the "old one" and the 2003 new styled one(Can be found on Datamath).
Perhaps it's a fake?(Photoshopped)


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Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2013, 04:13:13 pm »
@Sorunome: Look at the area around the screen.
Oh, i spot it now, that's wierd O.o

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Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2013, 04:33:52 pm »
This is similar to the one I've seen before.

But,
Take a look at the bottom right area, now look about an inch up. There is some symbols cut off. Obvs not real.
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Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2013, 09:47:01 pm »
I don't remember if I saw it in person before actually, but if I did it was the first time I ever saw a 89 at all, because afterward I saw the ones with black borders. What surprised me actually is how the key layout is slightly different (the =, | and EE keys are not in the same order).

I wouldn't be surprised if this was an early 89 prototype based on the TI-83 or 73.

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Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2013, 09:48:20 pm »
wut, i didn't even notice the keys O.o
yeah, a prototype would be highly possible then ^^

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Re: Anybody ever saw that strange TI-89?
« Reply #14 on: March 28, 2013, 10:19:39 pm »
So... the 3 "old" 89 we know would be these : ?


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