Advanced Tactics

CompWiz · Post by **CompWiz** » Thu 15 Dec, 2005 4:16 am

A vast majority of people who play calc games have 83+ or better calcs. You shouldn't cripple your game for the few who do. Really, if they want to play it so bad, they could get a better calc. It doesn't cost that much to get a used 83+.

Timendus · Post by **Timendus** » Thu 15 Dec, 2005 8:27 am

CompWiz wrote:If you do it without xlib, it will probably run slowly. Very few people have 83's anyway. Almost everyone has either an 83+, SE, or 84 series calc. No one buys 83's anymore. I don't even think there is one person in my high school with one.

I feel old

Liazon · Post by **Liazon** » Fri 16 Dec, 2005 12:17 am

There are still plenty of people at my school with normal 83s

CompWiz · Post by **CompWiz** » Fri 16 Dec, 2005 12:20 am

calcul831415 wrote:There are still plenty of people at my school with normal 83s

Well, the number sure isn't growing. Most of the people at my school who are now buying calcs are even going for the 84's. 83's are a dying breed.

kalan_vod · Post by **kalan_vod** » Fri 16 Dec, 2005 12:30 am

CompWiz wrote:
calcul831415 wrote:There are still plenty of people at my school with normal 83s
Well, the number sure isn't growing. Most of the people at my school who are now buying calcs are even going for the 84's. 83's are a dying breed.

I think that can be said about the 82s, the 83s are going down but a lot of people still have them.

CompWiz · Post by **CompWiz** » Fri 16 Dec, 2005 12:37 am

kalan_vod wrote:
CompWiz wrote:
calcul831415 wrote:There are still plenty of people at my school with normal 83s
Well, the number sure isn't growing. Most of the people at my school who are now buying calcs are even going for the 84's. 83's are a dying breed.
I think that can be said about the 82s, the 83s are going down but a lot of people still have them.

Well, lets see.

Liazon · Post by **Liazon** » Fri 16 Dec, 2005 12:42 am

The freshmen this year for some reason went for either 83+BEs or 89Tis. My class was either 83+whacky color edition or 84+SE

currahee · Post by **currahee** » Fri 16 Dec, 2005 4:15 am

Umm... whacky color edition?

CompWiz · Post by **CompWiz** » Fri 16 Dec, 2005 4:19 am

@currahee: you can get 83+'s in blue.

You know, it kind of irritates me when I see people with 84+SE's who only use their calculator for math. Such a waste.

currahee · Post by **currahee** » Fri 16 Dec, 2005 4:21 am

Aaaand purple! Don't forget purple!

And I know how you feel. I wonder why they'd settle for that. MAybe they think that having nearly 10x as much memory and 2.5x faster proc. speed, it'll make them smarter or speed up calculations significantly.

dysfunction · Post by **dysfunction** » Fri 16 Dec, 2005 4:23 am

Well improved CPU is an advantage for math on the 89, since there are some calculations it can do that require several seconds. But on the 83+, there's no use for more power in regular school use.

CompWiz · Post by **CompWiz** » Fri 16 Dec, 2005 4:28 am

dysfunction wrote:Well improved CPU is an advantage for math on the 89, since there are some calculations it can do that require several seconds. But on the 83+, there's no use for more power in regular school use.

True. Actually, "regular school use" in my school includes gaming. It's pretty common. However, 83+'s do that just fine, only 83's would have a problem.

So far, the poll shows that not even one person here has an 83(<> +). So, xlib?

dysfunction · Post by **dysfunction** » Fri 16 Dec, 2005 5:23 am

I'd definitely recommend it.

Liazon · Post by **Liazon** » Fri 16 Dec, 2005 8:30 am

Of course xlib.

And you guys forgot green! It was green, blue, and purple. By the way, do you guys know if they counted as 83+BEs or 83+SEs?

Timendus · Post by **Timendus** » Fri 16 Dec, 2005 9:56 am

CompWiz wrote:True. Actually, "regular school use" in my school includes gaming. It's pretty common. However, 83+'s do that just fine, only 83's would have a problem.

Why? I've never had any trouble...

83 = 83+ minus archive, it's not like it is a totally different calculator...

So far, the poll shows that not even one person here has an 83(<> +). So, xlib?

It doesn't anymore