| General > General Technical Chat |
| What calculator do you use ? |
| << < (73/84) > >> |
| john_p_wi:
HP 28-S, used it nearly every day since my college days in the 80's... Can't use a "normal" calculator any more. |
| jhufford:
Only a few years late, but still... calculator apps fall short, touch screen is rubbish, give me actual buttons for doing quick calculations at the bench. My opinion is graphing calcs are dead. If I'm needing graphing, give me scilab or [insert favorite math package here]. TI-83 plus was a decent easy to use calculator (well, back when I was in highschool, I'd say it's suitable for highschool students, but probably not college), then I got an hp 49g+ in college, and let me tell ya, that thing was the pimp-slappin', feather-in-the-hat wearin', boss of the graphing calc game. Algebraic or RPN, at least twice as fast as the TI-89 or 92 (maybe 3 or 4 times faster). The real gem was the beautifully easy way to switch between rectangular and polar. I was able to breeze through the arithmetic drudgery of calculating phasors in circuits class, much faster than my friends with their ti-83's. But alas, that got donated to the ether when I lost it at a coffee shop a few years back.. Great thread though, I'm looking for a nice, small rpn calc for quick basic calculations. Quick and easy is key, using the pc or smart phone is just too cumbersome. I have lots of suggestions from here now. Thanks everyone. |
| rexxar:
I use a TI nspire. It's way overkill for what I need, but I got it for like $10 on ebay to replace my TI84 with broken keys. |
| DBoulanger:
One of my first calculator was a Commodore. I don't recall the model number but I do remember that it was possible to program it. Nothing excessively fancy but for the early 70's, this was more than the regular and limited calculators available during these years. Before college, we weren't allowed to use calculators at school, but sliding rules were accepted. My dad was an engineer and he explained me how to use it. Honestly, I was really good with that thing. Today I'm looking at one and don't have the fuggiest idea how to use it. It looks like some memory types are volatile, right ? Early 80's I used my trusted TI-59 programmable calculator, with which you could store and recall programs and data using small magnetic cards. I even bought the thermal printed on which the calculator was locked with a key. What a nice toy that little thing was. I used it for many many years. In the early 2000's I got a TI-84 Plus. Never really liked the display on it, but for the price I paid for it, it was more than OK. The last one I bought, roughly 3 years ago, is a TI-Nspire CX CAS. That little beast rocks. Not lighting fast, but quite good for my needs. If someone is knowledgeable enough with the LUA programming language, he/she can do really neat tricks. Overall, the TI-84 Plus and the TI Nspire CX CAS are the two calculators I'm actually using for my daily needs. |
| alsetalokin4017:
Sharp EL-520W |
| Navigation |
| Message Index |
| Next page |
| Previous page |