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In Calculator Arms Race, Casio Fires Back: Color Touchscreen ClassPad

Posted by samzenpus on from the all-colors dept.

KermMartian writes "In what seems to be an accelerating arms race for graphing calculator supremacy between Texas Instruments and Casio, the underdog Casio has fired a return salvo to the recently-announced TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition. The new ClassPad fx-CP400 has a massive color touchscreen and a Matlab-esque CAS. Though not accepted on the SAT/ACT, will such a powerful device gain a strong following among engineers and professionals?"

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  1. Let me be the first to say... by Jojoba86 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Welcome to 2012 graphical calculators, nice of you to finally join us!

    1. Re:Let me be the first to say... by menno_h · · Score: 4, Funny

      Being born in 1996, I missed out on most of computer history. Thank you, Casio and TI for allowing me to experience the growth of the computer -again.

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  2. Re:Third world by gtirloni · · Score: 4, Funny

    Graphing calculators are so expensive and their price have been stable for so much time that some people are proposing they should be the new gold standard.

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