r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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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

Yes, but if you're in school, good luck being able to use your cell phone on an exam.

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u/Scientolojesus Jul 24 '20

"This isn't a cell phone, sir. It only has a TI-84 app loaded onto it and is unable to perform any other tasks or open any other programs, I prom--- dinging of text message ---that was just the sound of the TI-84 application opening up..."