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Calculator Community => Other Calculators => Topic started by: Snake X on April 02, 2012, 12:27:26 pm
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This was quite recent too :o (only yesterday infact!)
http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/01/texas-instruments-ti-83-plus-review/
lol I don't know why they just decided to randomly review the 83 plus but here it is folks ;D(http://www.omnimaga.org/Themes/default/images/gpbp_arrow_up.gif)
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Half of this review is an obvious tongue-in-cheek approach to dealing with April Fool's Day, but I'm dead serious when I say that the continued "necessity" for the TI-83 in America's education system is as glaring an example as any of just how behind we are.
oh.. :P
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I hate how TI has a total monopoly over the calculator industry. The TI83 is simply not worth the 90 bucks, yet almost literally everybody is required to buy one. Sidenote: This guy thinks Tetris is fun? He should see some of the other calc games.
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someone needs to purchase this fellow a linking cable and point him towards ticalc./me is sensing a potential follow-up article. :P
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I hate how TI has a total monopoly over the calculator industry. The TI83 is simply not worth the 90 bucks, yet almost literally everybody is required to buy one. Sidenote: This guy thinks Tetris is fun? He should see some of the other calc games.
It is fun, great classic too. But yeah we are in 2012 now, not 1999, so programming has evolved, allowing much better games to be made.
Btw Engadget reviewed like 20 electronic things yesterday, even a cellphone from the '90s.
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Btw Engadget reviewed like 20 electronic things yesterday, even a cellphone from the '90s.
Nokia?
I've noticed a few people going on a comment replying rampage on that article *cough*me and Kerm*cough* :P
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Yeah I think it was that one. it felt weird to see a monochrome screen phone again. And lol
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Yeah I think it was that one. it felt weird to see a monochrome screen phone again. And lol
That thing is indestructible...
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What do you mean? ???
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I think he meant to type "thing" instead of "think"
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Ah maybe. And yeah some of the older stuff is much more resistant than new stuff. Take for example the Nintendo 64 or the SNES and compare it to the Playstation 2. NES is more destructible but it lasts years lol.
Today they make electronics purposely break after a few years of use, to make people buy new ones.
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I think he meant to type "thing" instead of "think"
Exactly lolAh maybe. And yeah some of the older stuff is much more resistant than new stuff. Take for example the Nintendo 64 or the SNES and compare it to the Playstation 2. NES is more destructible but it lasts years lol.
Today they make electronics purposely break after a few years of use, to make people buy new ones.
(http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/232/787/4aa.jpg)(http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/shit-i-dropped-my-nokia.jpg)
<3 Nokia :P
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I lol'd XD
I hated how old stuff was so heavy, though. My mom's fridge could not even be moved at all and when we tried to, it destroyed the floor.
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I lol'd XD
I hated how old stuff was so heavy, though. My mom's fridge could not even be moved at all and when we tried to, it destroyed the floor.
They may have been heavy but they were made to last :P
I miss that about old tech....they actually weren't made as cheap as possible so they wouldn't break that easy ( Case and point; my laptop's motherboard died and it's not even a year old ).
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IIRC, my GameCube was really durable. :D
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Yeah, or see my Intel Core i7 computer a few weeks ago. I only had it for 2 years and the video card already got fried.
Btw was that pic above in reference to how Nokia phones got used to hide bombs for terrorist attacks or something?
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Nah, those phones were just plain indestructible.
And my laptop fried at least thrice in a year and my iMac toasted after like 4 months.
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Yeah the iMac thing was rather extreme, though. It must have been defective. X.x Any new on it by the way? ???
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I have posted comments >:D
I almost shamelessly commented about Grammer after posting my comment about "several community made programming languages."
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lol. I love how we're all coming out and commenting showing what awesome things that really are for the 83/84 :P
Tetris on a calc as state-of-the-art?! Please... :P
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Yeah the iMac thing was rather extreme, though. It must have been defective. X.x Any new on it by the way? ???
No D:
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I hate how TI has a total monopoly over the calculator industry. The TI83 is simply not worth the 90 bucks, yet almost literally everybody is required to buy one. Sidenote: This guy thinks Tetris is fun? He should see some of the other calc games.
Tetris is fun! :D
I think he meant to type "thing" instead of "think"
Exactly lolAh maybe. And yeah some of the older stuff is much more resistant than new stuff. Take for example the Nintendo 64 or the SNES and compare it to the Playstation 2. NES is more destructible but it lasts years lol.
Today they make electronics purposely break after a few years of use, to make people buy new ones.
(http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/232/787/4aa.jpg)(http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/shit-i-dropped-my-nokia.jpg)
<3 Nokia :P
Haha, this literally made me LMAO. I needed a good laugh, today has been kind of rough, so thanks. :D
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Anyone notice how the 83+ was put on top of a book about dinosaurs? :P
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Haha, this literally made me LMAO. I needed a good laugh, today has been kind of rough, so thanks. :D
Yeah, it gave me quite a workout :D
Anyone notice how the 83+ was put on top of a book about dinosaurs? :P
Yep XD
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Yeah the iMac thing was rather extreme, though. It must have been defective. X.x Any new on it by the way? ???
No D:
You should maybe call them or something. I wonder how long did they say it would take? If it takes weeks to get news, then Best Buy support is absolute shit. <_<