Mmmmm Prizmy goodness.... I mean uh... I'd get the Prizm... =)

Personally, if I had to choose between the 89T and the Prizm and I had no other calc, I would be tempted by the Prizm, unless I needed more functions, because the TI-89T is incredibly expensive. The Prizm is the exact same price as a 83+. I would probably choose a 83+ over the Prizm, though, because it has so many more games and programs. It's also cool to program stuff into limitations.

If I asked for a calc on Christmas, I would not even have been able to get a Prizm because only me in my family buys stuff online and the Prizm is not sold anywhere here yet.

For a start, it's no news at all that the CAS of the 49G+/50G is better than that of TI-68k calcs in multiple areas...

But hey, cool down
The tone and structure of your posts make you sound as a fanboy. This one is a long list of arguments with lots of links, most of which are true but irrelevant to the current discussion, or just look like ignorance and/or bad faith, starting with the number of languages (guess what TI-68k calculators can be programmed in more languages than you quote for the 50G) and the breadth of programs (ticalc.org has many more programs than hpcalc.org has).
This is not the way you're going to succeed in convincing people to switch to your favorite brand of calculators. Just sayin'

Yeah I agree with Lionel, not to mention many people here reported the HP 50g and older calcs are hard to use compared to TI and Casio calcs (except obviously the TI-Nspire). Just because you find it easy to use doesn't mean it's as easy for everyone else to get used to it. Thinking otherwise would be narrow-minded. Besides, TI calcs got a RPN language called FastRPL, and nobody use it because they found RPN to be a major PITA to get used to. Since most people here are Axe Parser and TI-83+ BASIC fans, I doubt they would get an HP if that calc has no TI-83/86/98/Casio-BASIC-like language.

Also Omnimaga is a TI/Casio forum oriented towards game development, not math. If you joined Omnimaga just to boast about how the HP-50g is much better than other calcs like you did on Casiocalc.org, you will be banned for fanboy-ism and trolling pretty fast. We do not want calculator brand wars here. Casiocalc may allow them, but it doesn't mean we'll do so at the expense of keeping our members/getting new ones.  Same thing would happen if someone started bashing TI-83+ calcs and saying the 89T is much better unless the person asked which one is better.

http://www.casiocalc.org/?act=findpost&hl=&pid=49377
http://www.casiocalc.org/?act=findpost&hl=&pid=49221
http://www.casiocalc.org/?act=findpost&hl=&pid=49210
http://www.casiocalc.org/?act=findpost&hl=&pid=49206

In any case, the HP-50g is the last calc I would suggest to anyone who wants to develop games for, simply because almost nobody would give them feedback on their games. There is simply no 50g game development community online and almost no 50g games available.

Also, especially since you have less than 50 posts, do not be rude to other members like you did in your first post. I'm not saying other members are allowed to, but when you do so in your first posts it gives a bad impression of you. it is recommended that you check the date of the last post before posting, when the original poster just asked a question, to avoid necro-posting.

If you are willing to contribute to TI/Casio programming discussions without pushing HP-50g calcs almost every post like on Casiocalc.org, then welcome here.

* Which and how many programming languages are supported by the TI-68K calulators?
* It is also not important only the amount of programs! On http://www.casiocalc.org/to/index.php there are fewer programs than www.ticalc.org (and also www.hpcalc.org), however IMHO Casio calcs are better than TI calcs. That said, there are programs for the HP 50g, which do not exist for Casio and TI, just one example:

GraphWriter
http://www.musikwissenschaft.uni-mainz.de/~ag/hp49/hp49.php
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.hp48/browse_frm/thread/24653459a587688c/a2ce1d7ff2249ae4#a2ce1d7ff2249ae4
http://www.hpcalc.org/details.php?id=5056

this program emphasizes the power of list processing of the User and System RPL.

* Ease of use is a subjective thing.
* Is to be fanboy make a suggestion and write opinions?
* I like to show that HP calcs have nothing to envy in relation to competitors, apart from a screen with higher resolution.

IMHO:

ClassPad is the best for graphics as I wrote here: http://www.casiocalc.org/index.php?showtopic=4879&view=findpost&p=49210.

TI cals are the best for teaching.

HP calcs are the best for the engineering.

What should I get BASED COMPLETELY OFF OF PROGRAMMIBILITY:

1.TI-89T
2.TI-Nspire
3.Wait for Casio Prizm

Regarding the programmability IMHO the HP 50g beats TI and CASIO competitors, tout court:

HP Basic
UserRPL
SystemRPL
PASCAL
HPLua
Saturn assembly
ARM assembly
C
C++

Why can not I also suggest the HP 50g and justify this choice with a variety of topics?

Obviously the HP 50g can be programmed for the games but there is not much interest compared to other calculators with higher resolution screen!

Yeah I agree with Lionel. The problem is that you seemed to praise the 50g as if it was the only calc that was good and that everyone should quit making 83+ games and move to the 50g.


That said the 50g has extremly high specs. 203 MHz processor, right? I wish HP did a better effort at marketting their calc, to try breaking TI's monopoly. In Quebec they don't even sell HP calcs at all and I checked on Ebay and they're rare. If they were easier to find, maybe a bit more people would still code for them. Personally, though, if there's no equivalent to TI-BASIC on the HP calc (that use algebraic system instead of RPN), I would never program for HP, though.

Also one thing I want to point out: I am not gonna praise TI calcs here. Many people hate Texas Instruments because of their practices. However, you have to accept the fact the following realities:

1) Most people here are from America, where CAS are banned from most tests. Automatically, the HP-50G, TI-89T, Classpad and TI-Nspire CAS are out. As a result, most people own a TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, TI-Nspire, FX-9860G or FX-cg10.
2) Omnimaga is a game development site. Most people here buys calcs primarly for games, not for math. There are even 12 years old who buys a TI-83 Plus. There are even people who own several graphing calculators to be able to play games on all of them. If you haven't noticed, Omnimaga forums only have one single section devoted to maths and science. Of course if someone asks suggestions on what calc to buy for Christmas you should suggest what fits his needs best. If someone wants a CAS, suggest the 50g. But if someone asks which calc should he get based on programmability and userbase, it can be different.
3) Why would somebody bother spending months working on a HP-50G game that only 2 or 3 people in the world will ever play through, when its TI-83 Plus counterpart, despite running slower, will get 100 downloads per month?

Anyway, when you bring up your opinion about calcs, try to do it in a way that doesn't sound like you're attempting to start an inter-community flame war. Saying things such as "TI-89T sucks, HP-50G is much better" and defending the 50g or the 89t as if they were flawless is fanboy-ism. Earlier it sounded like these PS3 vs Xbox 360 vs Nintendo Wii or PSP vs DS wars. There's a difference between stating your opinion and trolling. So far you don't have a good start in Omnimaga community, with a Total post rating of -6. When someone has negative rating or a low rating:postcount ration it is a sign that the person needs to change something in his forum attitude to remain here. Also, understand that Omnimaga is not a general calculator help community: it's a calc hacking community.