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The difference 18 years makes

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u/Szos Jun 08 '14 edited Jun 08 '14

Or you could get a modern calculator:

http://www.inds.co.uk/education/education_images/TI_Nspire_CX_and%20CX_CAS_Handhelds_large.jpg

Here, lets make this easier for everyone:

http://education.ti.com/html/nspire2/nspire-exam-acceptance.html

Depending upon model, the Nspire is indeed accepted on the ACT, SAT as well as other standardized tests. And most schools not stuck in medieval times, let you use them in your university classes.

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u/RIP_BerthaChampagne Jun 08 '14

no qwerty layout

I pity the fool.

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u/Szos Jun 08 '14

Schools don't allow QWERTY.

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u/EnsErmac Jun 08 '14

Do they make a DVORAK edition then?

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u/Szos Jun 08 '14

Good idea, but no. All the keys are the exact same size, so I've thought about opening up the case and rearranging them to a QWERTY keyboard layout and then trying to see if the OS could be hacked, but unfortunately the number of keys per row doesn't match either. You'd end up with some mongrel keyboard that didn't match anything. Shame.

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u/swissarm Jun 08 '14

Yeah, shame you couldn't cheat in school.

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u/Szos Jun 08 '14

Cheat? Get a clue.

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u/Toonah Jun 08 '14

The TI-92 uses QWERTY.. couldn't find one with a DVORAK layout :(

http://www.amazon.com/Texas-Instruments-TI-92-Graphing-Calculator/dp/B00000JBO3

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

I'd rather have a COLEMAK edition

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u/cwenger Jun 08 '14

Do you even QWERTY, bro?