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IdiotMachine 07/30/23 9:53:24 AM #1:	Makes no sense. --- https://i.imgur.com/XNEdLrJ.png <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:975151667] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>Makes no sense.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TroutPaste 07/30/23 9:54:33 AM #2:	It's a scam !! --- https://steamcommunity.com/id/Acerbic89/ Free Games Board... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1488-free-games <cite>TroutPaste posted [p:975151679] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>It's a scam !! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkChozoGhost 07/30/23 9:58:23 AM #3:	Because they can. And screw coming up with new teaching methods to adapt to new technology. At least not for 100 and sub 100 level classes that are primarily attended by people forced to get some math for their major. --- My sister's dog bit a hole in my Super Mario Land cartridge. It still works though - Skye Reynolds 3DS FC: 3239-5612-0115 <cite>DarkChozoGhost posted [p:975151727] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>Because they can.And screw coming up with new teaching methods to adapt to new technology. At least not for 100 and sub 100 level classes that are primarily attended by people forced to get some math for their major.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass 07/30/23 10:04:50 AM #4:	Yeah, they have a stranglehold over the school market, so they feel safe to price gouge everyone. Their calculators are so low tech that they're super cheap to produce, but of course they'd never willingly pass that on to consumers. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Bass posted [p:975151820] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, they have a stranglehold over the school market, so they feel safe to price gouge everyone. Their calculators are so low tech that they're super cheap to produce, but of course they'd never willingly pass that on to consumers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 07/30/23 11:01:21 AM #5:	The bulk of the cost is paying for the software in the calculator. Basically all those math programs you used to use have moved to online only subscription models. TI is literally the last company on earth that is making them completely offline. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:975152546] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>The bulk of the cost is paying for the software in the calculator.Basically all those math programs you used to use have moved to online only subscription models. TI is literally the last company on earth that is making them completely offline.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sexypwnstar 07/30/23 11:02:27 AM #6:	Schools should just allow phones for the purpose of graphing calculator use or have classroom tablets and students just share in groups. --- http://i.imgur.com/Su4g5.jpg http://i.imgur.com/21DiJ.jpg <cite>Sexypwnstar posted [p:975152565] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>Schools should just allow phones for the purpose of graphing calculator use or have classroom tablets and students just share in groups.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueTigerLion 07/30/23 11:09:01 AM #7:	Sexypwnstar posted... Schools should just allow phones for the purpose of graphing calculator use or have classroom tablets and students just share in groups. When I was in school 10 years ago you could rent out a calculator from the library. Along with renting out a laptop. I imagine that is still a thing. edit: I looked it up and yes it is still a thing. We have several dozen scientific calculators. They can be checked out for eight weeks. Graphing calculators are available to be checked out for seven days. --- Hey now. <cite>BlueTigerLion posted [p:975152665] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>Sexypwnstar posted... </cite><quote>Schools should just allow phones for the purpose of graphing calculator use or have classroom tablets and students just share in groups.</quote>When I was in school 10 years ago you could rent out a calculator from the library. Along with renting out a laptop. I imagine that is still a thing.edit: I looked it up and yes it is still a thing. We have several dozen scientific calculators. They can be checked out for eight weeks. Graphing calculators are available to be checked out for seven days.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
argonautweakend 07/30/23 11:11:30 AM #8:	That one Gigachad who shows up with a Casio grapher on the first day of school. <cite>argonautweakend posted [p:975152710] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>That one Gigachad who shows up with a Casio grapher on the first day of school. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Payzmaykr 07/30/23 11:12:37 AM #9:	I remember being forced to have one of those for school and we barely used it. This is what I used mine for, though: I used a pencil to write down all of the geometry formulas that I couldnt remember, so I could just slide the calculator down and have all of the formulae. Ha, easy C. <cite>Payzmaykr posted [p:975152720] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>I remember being forced to have one of those for school and we barely used it. This is what I used mine for, though: I used a pencil to write down all of the geometry formulas that I couldnt remember, so I could just slide the calculator down and have all of the formulae. Ha, easy C. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 07/30/23 11:25:26 AM #10:	Paywalled the living fuck out of those (mainly useless in working America) function keys to the collegiate market like post 4 stated. Assholes. --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:975152891] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>Paywalled the living fuck out of those (mainly useless in working America) function keys to the collegiate market like post 4 stated.Assholes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 07/30/23 11:30:21 AM #11:	I still have mine from middle/high school. Still works, but just takes up space in my desk drawer. I remember some kids playing games on there's, but I never found out how or what model did it. I remember these too: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/8/3/AAO8B9AAEtSj.png Now I'm feeling nostalgia because of freakin calculators. --- http://i.imgur.com/hslUvRN.jpg When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:975152957] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>I still have mine from middle/high school. Still works, but just takes up space in my desk drawer. I remember some kids playing games on there's, but I never found out how or what model did it. I remember these too:https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/8/3/AAO8B9AAEtSj.png Now I'm feeling nostalgia because of freakin calculators.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trickfinger 07/30/23 11:33:39 AM #12:	Real ones had the solar powered calculator as well as the TI-84 --- https://i.imgur.com/3AnUKs6.jpg ~ Voted Best Poster On GameFAQs 16 Years Straight ~ <cite>Trickfinger posted [p:975153006] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>Real ones had the solar powered calculator as well as the TI-84</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueTigerLion 07/30/23 11:34:18 AM #13:	Bass posted... Yeah, they have a stranglehold over the school market, so they feel safe to price gouge everyone. Their calculators are so low tech that they're super cheap to produce, but of course they'd never willingly pass that on to consumers. I been using the free TI emulator app on Android. So never paid for it. Hasn't been mentioned yet but the high tech calculators such as TI-92 are banned at schools during tests. --- Hey now. <cite>BlueTigerLion posted [p:975153014] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>Bass posted... </cite><quote>Yeah, they have a stranglehold over the school market, so they feel safe to price gouge everyone. Their calculators are so low tech that they're super cheap to produce, but of course they'd never willingly pass that on to consumers.</quote>I been using the free TI emulator app on Android. So never paid for it. Hasn't been mentioned yet but the high tech calculators such as TI-92 are banned at schools during tests.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkDaLunatic 07/30/23 11:37:48 AM #14:	memory unlocked... i remember my elementary school REQUIRING one of these pos calculators. my mom, who was a single mom with two kids and already desperately struggling to keep up, had to buy the fucking thing out of pocket. and it was just a basic shit calculator. fuck texas instruments and fuck that school man --- There's a time and place for everything... but not now. <cite>LinkDaLunatic posted [p:975153064] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>memory unlocked... i remember my elementary school REQUIRING one of these pos calculators. my mom, who was a single mom with two kids and already desperately struggling to keep up, had to buy the fucking thing out of pocket. and it was just a basic shit calculator.fuck texas instruments and fuck that school man</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TostitosTheHero 07/30/23 11:40:26 AM #15:	It's a pretty good value considering Block Dude comes installed <cite>TostitosTheHero posted [p:975153109] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>It's a pretty good value considering Block Dude comes installed</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Returning_CEmen 07/30/23 11:41:30 AM #17:	I was mentioning this to my girlfriend when we recently went to Target. Crazy how the TI graphing calculators have held up their value in the past 15+ years --- Genius, Thousandaire, Playboy, Philanthropist <cite>Returning_CEmen posted [p:975153124] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>I was mentioning this to my girlfriend when we recently went to Target. Crazy how the TI graphing calculators have held up their value in the past 15+ years</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Error1355 07/30/23 12:08:26 PM #18:	The profit margin on these calculators are insane. --- I'm a long, long way from giving up Call me old-fashioned, call me a fool <cite>Error1355 posted [p:975153578] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>The profit margin on these calculators are insane.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dakimakura 07/30/23 12:11:38 PM #19:	They like; "You want to cheat in that math class? Pay up." It is like the pay to win version of math. I know some teachers do not allow calculators at all but some do and if you are like "but i only have a graphing one" and they are like "okay just don't use the capabilities of it to gain an advantage." Yeah okay I'll do that sure. --- "Let the bears pay the bear tax I pay the Homer tax." - Bart Simpson <cite>Dakimakura posted [p:975153638] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>They like; "You want to cheat in that math class? Pay up."It is like the pay to win version of math. I know some teachers do not allow calculators at all but some do and if you are like "but i only have a graphing one" and they are like "okay just don't use the capabilities of it to gain an advantage." Yeah okay I'll do that sure.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rexdragon125 07/30/23 12:29:40 PM #20:	I had Super Mario Bros. on my TI-86, it wasn't bad <cite>Rexdragon125 posted [p:975153926] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>I had Super Mario Bros. on my TI-86, it wasn't bad</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kage_53 07/30/23 12:34:26 PM #21:	They are a total rip off when there are apps and websites that solve math for free. You can even use excel. <cite>kage_53 posted [p:975153995] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>They are a total rip off when there are apps and websites that solve math for free. You can even use excel.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 07/30/23 12:37:16 PM #22:	My high school classes always required a graphing calculator, but then never let us use it to solve graphing problems because we had to show our work. ... so why did I need a graphing calculator? --- (He/Him) I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:975154037] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>My high school classes always required a graphing calculator, but then never let us use it to solve graphing problems because we had to show our work. ... so why did I need a graphing calculator? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trickfinger 07/30/23 12:40:26 PM #23:	Lol, I forgot about playing games on these shits. real ones had Drug Wars --- https://i.imgur.com/3AnUKs6.jpg ~ Voted Best Poster On GameFAQs 16 Years Straight ~ <cite>Trickfinger posted [p:975154073] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>Lol, I forgot about playing games on these shits.real ones had Drug Wars</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BlueTigerLion 07/30/23 1:16:44 PM #25:	Trickfinger posted... Lol, I forgot about playing games on these shits. real ones had Drug Wars The Mega Man game was great too. --- Hey now. <cite>BlueTigerLion posted [p:975154663] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>Trickfinger posted... </cite><quote>Lol, I forgot about playing games on these shits.real ones had Drug Wars</quote>The Mega Man game was great too.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trickfinger 07/30/23 1:21:04 PM #26:	BlueTigerLion posted... The Mega Man game was great too. facts --- https://i.imgur.com/3AnUKs6.jpg ~ Voted Best Poster On GameFAQs 16 Years Straight ~ <cite>Trickfinger posted [p:975154737] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>BlueTigerLion posted... </cite><quote>The Mega Man game was great too.</quote>facts</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
samsungsalt 07/30/23 1:38:37 PM #27:	I found one in my closet from many moons ago and sold it on feeBay for $50 and it sold within a week --- my old computer died and i didn't feel like resetting the password to my original account, so i created this one instead. now i only use it when i use my iphone <cite>samsungsalt posted [p:975155008] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>I found one in my closet from many moons ago and sold it on feeBay for $50 and it sold within a week</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
argonautweakend 07/30/23 1:42:14 PM #28:	I have one but the screen displays stuff all choppy. I hear this is a fairly easy fix if you know how to solder stuff. one day I want to get it running again, because while it's stupid schools mandate this one particular brand of calaculator and as a result you're paying $100 for 20+ year old piece of technology, it IS a great calculator. <cite>argonautweakend posted [p:975155069] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>I have one but the screen displays stuff all choppy. I hear this is a fairly easy fix if you know how to solder stuff. one day I want to get it running again, because while it's stupid schools mandate this one particular brand of calaculator and as a result you're paying $100 for 20+ year old piece of technology, it IS a great calculator.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TyVulpine 07/30/23 1:46:51 PM #29:	I used to have my TI-81 from high school in the early 1990s, but I think I threw it away when I moved few years ago. --- Insert some witty line here <cite>TyVulpine posted [p:975155150] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>I used to have my TI-81 from high school in the early 1990s, but I think I threw it away when I moved few years ago.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sabin017 07/30/23 2:15:18 PM #30:	There's still demand for them because schools dictate that they are bought. Then there's egg on students' faces when the teacher breaks out a bin of loaner calculators on exam day. --- https://i.imgur.com/TWsfIIj.gif <cite>sabin017 posted [p:975155670] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>There's still demand for them because schools dictate that they are bought. Then there's egg on students' faces when the teacher breaks out a bin of loaner calculators on exam day.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MasterOfGames57 07/30/23 2:24:01 PM #31:	Dakimakura posted... They like; "You want to cheat in that math class? Pay up." It is like the pay to win version of math. I know some teachers do not allow calculators at all but some do and if you are like "but i only have a graphing one" and they are like "okay just don't use the capabilities of it to gain an advantage." Yeah okay I'll do that sure. Did you not make it past algebra? Graphing calculators are essential for stats and calculus. --- Know Your Mouth and Shut Your Role! My posts are more important than the posts of other users on this board. <cite>MasterOfGames57 posted [p:975155795] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>Dakimakura posted... </cite><quote>They like; "You want to cheat in that math class? Pay up."It is like the pay to win version of math. I know some teachers do not allow calculators at all but some do and if you are like "but i only have a graphing one" and they are like "okay just don't use the capabilities of it to gain an advantage." Yeah okay I'll do that sure.</quote>Did you not make it past algebra? Graphing calculators are essential for stats and calculus. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tankboy 07/30/23 2:24:58 PM #32:	BlueTigerLion posted... Hasn't been mentioned yet but the high tech calculators such as TI-92 are banned at schools during tests. I had a programmable non-graphing calculator (with a dot matrix display), which was great for tests, because it looked like a mundane model, but you could create a program that was just REM statements of whatever notes/formulas would be helpful. <cite>tankboy posted [p:975155811] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>BlueTigerLion posted... </cite><quote>Hasn't been mentioned yet but the high tech calculators such as TI-92 are banned at schools during tests.</quote>I had a programmable non-graphing calculator (with a dot matrix display), which was great for tests, because it looked like a mundane model, but you could create a program that was just REM statements of whatever notes/formulas would be helpful. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dakimakura 07/30/23 2:46:53 PM #33:	MasterOfGames57 posted... Did you not make it past algebra? Graphing calculators are essential for stats and calculus. My stats and calculus classes did not allow calculators of any kind. --- "Let the bears pay the bear tax I pay the Homer tax." - Bart Simpson <cite>Dakimakura posted [p:975156117] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>MasterOfGames57 posted... </cite><quote>Did you not make it past algebra? Graphing calculators are essential for stats and calculus.</quote>My stats and calculus classes did not allow calculators of any kind.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI 07/30/23 2:47:48 PM #34:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoGl8-Wc-L0 --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "Me and my swole chihuahua are about to blow you away, Becky," Anya Forger, SPYxFAMILY. <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:975156138] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoGl8-Wc-L0</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MasterOfGames57 07/30/23 10:49:13 PM #35:	Dakimakura posted... My stats and calculus classes did not allow calculators of any kind. Actually I did take one calc class where calculators werent allowed so youre right. Stats on the other hand makes absolutely no sense not to use a calculator. --- Know Your Mouth and Shut Your Role! My posts are more important than the posts of other users on this board. <cite>MasterOfGames57 posted [p:975164100] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>Dakimakura posted... </cite><quote>My stats and calculus classes did not allow calculators of any kind.</quote>Actually I did take one calc class where calculators werent allowed so youre right. Stats on the other hand makes absolutely no sense not to use a calculator. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 07/30/23 10:51:37 PM #36:	Thats what a monopoly does. Ask yourself why Americans love monopolies so much <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:975164136] in How are th... [t:80523362]...</cite> <quote>Thats what a monopoly does. Ask yourself why Americans love monopolies so much </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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