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Title: Crazy idea for a Platform "Scientific calculator"
Post by: mentalthink on 2013-Mar-24
HI I look today this scientific Calculator and I look what can do, really impressive... Perhaps this can be a nice platform if will be possible develop for this , really not it's too much expensive about 150€, and can runs graphics colors....

http://education.ti.com/en/us/downloads-and-activities?active=software#

Only comment like an idea, because I think it's an extrange market, but someone have to do soft for this, isn' it?¿
Title: Re: Crazy idea for a Platform "Scientific calculator"
Post by: spicypixel on 2013-Mar-24
I can't really see these taking off if I'm perfectly honest. What can this do that my phone can't? Simple answer, nothing. Interesting find though.
Title: Crazy idea for a Platform "Scientific calculator"
Post by: Kitty Hello on 2013-Mar-24
The hardware keys are a lot better that a touchscreen. I use an HP48G daily instead of an emulator.
Title: Re: Crazy idea for a Platform "Scientific calculator"
Post by: Moru on 2013-Mar-25
Hardware-keys are a must. You can't type as fast on a touchscreen nor as exact. And it's really hard to type on a touchscreen without looking :-)
Title: Re: Crazy idea for a Platform "Scientific calculator"
Post by: CW on 2013-Mar-26
I can see why people would like the emulator. With my mathematics background (such as it is) I have spent a lot of time with my TI-84 Silver graphing calculator and I have always wanted a software emulator for programing and for homework (It runs TI-BASIC). Yet I have never wanted to part with the money when you can get the hardware for a lot less than the price of the emulator. ($156!?? REALLY?!!) Fortunately the emulator itself can be had for free. Unfortunately, for the thing to work you must take a flash image of your calculator's chip using antiquated software that runs under Windows-95. I have the software in case I ever again come across an ancient '95 system. But so far I'm limited to passing code back and forth through my mini-USB cable each time I want to test the code to see if it will run. An emulator would be so much nicer.
-CW
Title: Re: Crazy idea for a Platform "Scientific calculator"
Post by: CW on 2013-Mar-26
PS: Windows 7 comes with a really nice scientific calculator option, as well as a programers option which can handle binary, hex and oct.
-CW
Title: Re: Crazy idea for a Platform "Scientific calculator"
Post by: hardyx on 2013-Mar-26
I have tree calculators since the university (one programmable in Basic) and I don't use it since years. I use my phone for basic calculations, and a spreadsheet in pc for complex calculus. But I have a good remember of all.
Title: Re: Crazy idea for a Platform "Scientific calculator"
Post by: Turbo TURTLE on 2013-Mar-28
Here is the shortcut of an emulator of a legend "CASIO FX-602P". 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.uiq3.fx602p&hl=tr

While I was dreaming this programmable calculator, my father gave me a "CASIO FX-5200P" (basic programmable calculator) as a gift on my birth day. It was the gate to computer world for me. 

Title: Crazy idea for a Platform "Scientific calculator"
Post by: Kitty Hello on 2013-Mar-29
I prefer reverse polish notation. I made an app on the ios app store, too ;)
Title: Re: Crazy idea for a Platform "Scientific calculator"
Post by: Ian Price on 2013-Mar-29
How to turn a diamond into a turd, Gernot? Love it! :D

Apple have been doing that for years! :P