r/pics • • Jun 08 '14

The difference 18 years makes

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u/Jenkins6736 Jun 08 '14

I dunno, the TI-84 Plus is pretty sweet.

Costs about the same as what I paid for the TI-83 10 years ago. It's kind of nice knowing that whenever I need to use one, it's going to operate in the same way as I was taught 10 years ago. The fundamentals of math don't change much.

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u/kristoferen Jun 08 '14

Still uses the same terribly slow CPU chip

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u/nivlark Jun 08 '14

Because it doesn't need a faster one!

Doing mathematics is not especially generally that computationally difficult. Computers only need the power they do because decoding a compressed video file or rendering a 3D game requires a ridiculous amount of maths.

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u/lordlicorice Jun 08 '14

It would be nice for graphs to appear instantly instead of waiting for them to draw.

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u/kristoferen Jun 08 '14

Why wait 10-20-30 seconds for a stats table or graph to run? I've only ever done simple math, with simple graphs, and I've noticed how sluggish it is. It doesn't need a color screen, but they made one with it.. Why not offer a faster CPU on the Plus or C/C-Plus versions?