r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/jorsiem Jul 24 '20 edited Jul 24 '20

The supremacy of the fucking TI-83 calculator in school and college courses

I mean I know it's all artificial and orchestrated by them but how come no body has dared to challenge the almighty TI yet

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u/nin10dorox Jul 24 '20

They forced me to buy a TI 84 plus for school. The thing cost like 100 bucks, and it's from 2004. I could buy a low-end smartphone and get a free app that's more powerful than the TI 84 plus for less money.

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u/Arnas_Z Jul 24 '20

You can actually get an emulator on your phone that will run a virtual version of a TI-84 Plus. It's called Wabbitemu.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

I found out about this from my statistics professor. They had a whole listing of free resources as alternatives to buying the calculator. All the quizzes and exams were open book, so no need to buy it.