[nabs-l] scientific calculators

[Antonio Guimaraes]

I'm glad you set us straight, since there are solutions other than dedicated stand alone devices.

Thank you,

Antonio

On Oct 18, 2010, at 1:11 AM, Joseph C. Lininger wrote:

> Howdy folks,
> I've been wondering something. What do these dedicated scientific
> calculators, which retail for a few hundred bucks for an accessible
> model, do that I can't do with either the windows calculator in
> scientific mode, Microsoft Excel, or a similar solution under another
> operating system? Seems to me these do the same sorts of things, and
> they don't cost extra. Plus you get the added benefit of being able to
> paste the results of your calculation directly into something like an
> exam paper or homework write-up. The dedicated devices also tend to have
> precision issues if the numbers get too large, or arbitrarily too close
> to 0. There are software programs, some of them free, which don't suffer
> from this shortcoming. I can't see the benefit of spending $300 for
> something like this, unless you just really want a dedicated device to
> use as a calculator for some reason. Someone care to set me straight here?
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> Joseph C. Lininger, <jbahm at pcdesk.net>
> On 10/17/2010 9:05 PM, Antonio Guimaraes wrote:
>> Hello Becky,
>> 
>> I am responding on list since I hope the message is also useful to others.
>> 
>> I am currently using an Orion t-36 talking scientific calculator. You get the functionality of the TI-86 Scientific calculator in a talking unit for about $300. I am not sure on the price, but a simple call to American Printing House for the Blind will reveal the correct cost of the thing.
>> 
>> Hope this helps.
>> 
>> Antonio
>> On Oct 17, 2010, at 5:05 PM, becky sabo wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello All,
>>> Where would I find a scientific calculator and how much does it go for?
>>> If someone could let me know off list I would appreciate.  My email is
>>> beckyasabo at gmail.com	
>>> Sincerely 
>>> Becky sabo   
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>> Of Dezman Jackson
>>> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 10:30 AM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] graphing calculator
>>> 
>>> Hi, List,
>>> 
>>> I was recently asked about a graphing calculator for a high school student.
>>> I know that scientific calculators are pretty easy to come by these days but
>>> what about those that do graphing?  If anyone knows of such a device I would
>>> appreciate the info.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> Dezman Jackson, NOMC, NCLB
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