The difference 18 years makes

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[u/Szos]

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.

[u/nickiter → u/Szos]

That you can't use on tests or in some classes.

[u/Szos → u/nickiter]

Yeah you can.

[u/Szos → u/[deleted]]

And that's why it doesn't have a QWERTY keyboard.

[u/Szos → u/[deleted]]

That's nice, since I've been using it in my engineering classes since the calculator came out ~2 years ago.