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BannedStanned t1_iwweux8 wrote

Reply to comment by XCypher73 in Solar calculator bought circa 1985. Needs brighter light now, otherwise works perfectly, even in hexadecimal. by lake_huron

Gotta give them credit for battling inflation, too. A new TI-89 cost $130 in 1999. A new TI-89 costs $130 today, too!

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AeroZep t1_iwy1ytj wrote

The cost to make a TI-89 in 1999 was probably $100. The cost to make one now is probably $5-10. Let's not give them too much credit here. It's not like they have made any improvements to their product.

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SnowblindAlbino t1_iwz495h wrote

>A new TI-89 cost $130 in 1999. A new TI-89 costs $130 today, too!

Luckily you can thrift them for <$5 pretty commonly. In fact, I have a $2 one sitting on the desk next to me right now. So many high school kids buy them new then leave them sitting around until their parents donate them it's silly. I've probably purchased at least two dozen over the years...for my kids, for their friends, and then quite a few I flipped on Ebay for $50-60.

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