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Re:Z80 arithmetic: also surprisingly terrible (2018) by mavhc on Monday January 14, 2019 @10:35AM (#18903706)
And still charges what they cost in the 80s
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Re:Z80 arithmetic: also surprisingly terrible (2018) by vanderZwan on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @04:48AM (#18909956)
I'm kind of wondering why there isn't an open hardware calculator yet. Given the mark-up most of these brands have, it might actually be viable.
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Re:Z80 arithmetic: also surprisingly terrible (2018) by colejohnson66 on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @07:14AM (#18920150)
The ACT and SAT require certified calculators
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Re:Z80 arithmetic: also surprisingly terrible (2018) by vanderZwan on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @08:47AM (#18920763)
Well, I imagine we could get citizen funding for that.

EDIT: Oh, the certificate is with the product? Well, there might be some smaller players who currently can't compete with TI who could handle the production side.

Hardware-wise it should definitely be easy enough to create a cheaper calculator just as capable of meeting the requirements, no?

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Re:Z80 arithmetic: also surprisingly terrible (2018) by colejohnson66 on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @07:13AM (#18920148)
Why do people still buy the TI-84? I used a TI NSpire when I was in school and it cost about the same
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