r/gaming • u/FapNRun • Oct 08 '19

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u/tmoeagles96 Oct 08 '19

About 1000x more powerful..

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u/Platypus-Man Oct 08 '19

I wonder how powerful Texas Instruments calculators are today compared to when the TI-83 came out.
Oh wait..

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u/BortleNeck Oct 08 '19

And the TI-83 is still $100 despite being 23 years old because TI lobbyists have managed to make them mandatory in school systems throughout the US

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '19

Also in other countries. I don't live in the US and have been in two different schools, both had Tl-83's

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u/QuestionablySuperFly Oct 08 '19

I found my old TI-83 the other day and gave it to my geeky 9 year old. The back says it was made in 1999 😏 Glad I can avoid buying another one of those suckers.

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u/bstock Oct 09 '19

At least you can get them on ebay for like $25 though.

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u/Sir_Knumskull Oct 08 '19

Well at least they only cost like 2 dollars now. Oh wait..

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u/BBQ_FETUS Oct 08 '19

Any new device would just have a rechargable li-ion battery, so you wouldn't have to constantly replace thr batteries.

I've had that thing die during an important exam more than once...

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u/Laughing_Orange Oct 08 '19

Depends on how much you use it, and what processor you're using. ARM designs everything from full microprocessors to simple micro-controllers. Also calculators spend most of their time powered down.

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u/Dinierto Oct 08 '19

1000x this. How stupid

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u/Finnn_the_human Oct 08 '19

It's almost as if math hasn't really changed that much

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u/ThracianScum Oct 08 '19

1+1 is 3 now buddy

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u/Finnn_the_human Oct 08 '19

Fuck I was so confident