Well, like access technology like JFW and we, prices
come down as the tech gets cheaper.
In the early 80's, an opticon cost $6000
--- Mike Freeman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The Orion scientific calculator costs $200 or so and
> everything speaks.
>
> Mike Freeman
>
> On Tue, 11 May 2004, Brent Harding wrote:
>
> > I assume the pac mate's calculator is about the
> same, I know it does sine,
> > cosine tangent, and quite a few things that are
> quite complicated. I suppose
> > in school in the formulas that need such items,
> scientific calculators are
> > usually used. One problem is that for a blind
> person, a talking scientific
> > calculator costs over $600 itself, that TI one
> that only spoke when the E
> > button was pressed and required reprogramming to
> do so every time the
> > battery got drained enough. The answer was all it
> spoke. School had one
> > then, as it was pretty much required for roots,
> high exponents, and the
> > like.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 11:07 AM
> > Subject: Algebra and Differential Equations
> >
> >
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > I use a BNS with built-in scientific calculator.
>  I don't need to do
> > > heavy-duty calculations, so that works fine if I
> need to plug in a
> > formula.
> > >
> > >
> > > Steve Pollo
> > > Lansing, MI
> > >
> >





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