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Color-Screen TI-84 Plus Calculator Leaked

Posted by samzenpus on from the adding-old-school dept.

KermMartian writes "It has been nearly two decades since Texas Instruments released the TI-82 graphing calculator, and as the TI-83, TI-83+, and TI-84+ were created in the intervening years, these 6MHz machines have only become more absurdly retro, complete with 96x64-pixel monochome LCDs and a $120 price tag. However, a student member of a popular graphing calculator hacking site has leaked pictures and details about a new color-screen TI-84+ calculator, verified to be coming soon from Texas Instruments. With the lukewarm reception to TI's Nspire line, it seems to be an attempt to compete with Casio's popular color-screen Prizm calculator. Imagine the graphs (and games!) on this new 320x240 canvas."

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  1. High school by girlintraining · · Score: 4, Funny

    I seem to recall the major feature of any electronic calculator was the ability to write 80085 and make your classmates giggle.

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    1. Re:High school by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, you have to admit it's an improvement: when you dial 8.0085 on a slide rule, it's not nearly as funny.

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  2. XKCD by mr100percent · · Score: 3, Funny

    Relevant XKCD

  3. I Love This Place by rueger · · Score: 4, Funny

    a student member of a popular graphing calculator hacking site

    yeah, that my kind of crowd!

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  4. Re:Certified dumb for school use? by MrEricSir · · Score: 5, Funny

    Students need a calculator that is "dumb enough" to not write the entire exam for them and not be able to wirelessly share answers between neighbouring students.

    Students need teachers/profs who are "dumb enough" not to realize that graphing calculators have enough memory to store an entire crib sheet of formulas that the students were supposed to memorize.

    (Not that I'm speaking from experience here, of course.)

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  5. did the plug fall out, again? by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 1, Funny

    sigh. we've been having no end of trouble with the graphics fluid coming out if the plug is not properly sealed.

    and now the 84 is leaking? damn. the last ECO must not have held.

    I never liked the color idea, anyway. I see a red font and I want to paint it black.

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