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Re:Japan's preference for hardware over software is fading by w1ntermute on Monday July 18, 2011 @08:42AM (#2776047)
The emulator, hands down. And that's being a long-time TI calculator user.
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Re:Japan's preference for hardware over software is fading by starwed on Monday July 18, 2011 @08:49AM (#2776059)
I am probably two orders of magnitude faster[1] on a real TI than on an emulator. The muscle memory there is deep, and doesn't translate to my phone at all.

[1]no, really

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Re:Japan's preference for hardware over software is fading by w1ntermute on Monday July 18, 2011 @09:21AM (#2776160)
Well, if I am doing anything serious, I use Mathematica or MATLAB, so I haven't had to do anything besides basic arithmetic on my phone.
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Re:Japan's preference for hardware over software is fading by felipemnoa on Monday July 18, 2011 @05:06PM (#2778258)
The user experience is many times better on a real TI then in an Android emulator or even in a computer. For some quick math calculations a computer or Android calculator is find. If I'm doing a lot of math problems I rather use a TI. The usability is just way better.
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Re:Japan's preference for hardware over software is fading by mostly_harmless on Monday July 18, 2011 @09:19AM (#2776149)
They wont let you into an exam with a phone.
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Re:Japan's preference for hardware over software is fading by w1ntermute on Monday July 18, 2011 @09:20AM (#2776156)
That's an artificial restriction, which isn't a primary concern to me.
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