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Folks,
Thanks for the feedback.
This is another example of what a great community this is. A simple request for a bit of second-hand tech turns into a fairly interesting discussion expressing various viewpoints about how technology changes over time.
Never even thought that pursuing a used calculator had a risk of ending up with stolen goods. Thanks for the heads up.
I’ve found (and purchased) something I’ve found on ebay. Hope it’s legit.
thanks again, Todd’s polar keyboard
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Last month my son requested we send him his TI-84. He is 27 and last used it in college for his math minor. He needs it now because he is using it during his qualifying exams to become a math teacher - he did not major or minor in education so it is a process.
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I purchased a TI-85 in 1990 as I was starting my engineering studies. Really wanted whatever HP model was new at that time, but didn't have the ching to spend on it. The TI-85 had more than enough capability to get me through my mechanical engineering studies, though, so all was good...
...until I discovered Excel a couple of months later. The TI-85 went into a drawer, taken out only when I needed to use it to take an exam. It's still in the drawer to this day -- poor little guy never got to live up to his full potential.