Fuck Texas Instruments. All my homies hate Texas Instruments
Seriously trying to charge $100 for a calculator running 50-year-old hardware (the ti-84’s CPU, the zilog z80 was created in 1976). Fucking ridiculous
They may be expensive for what you get, but they’re built to last. Still using the TI-83 that I got in 1997 and it works as good as the day I got it.
But at the same time as a semiconductor manufacturer i really like them. They have high quality ics for literally everything. I think that they are so big that the different parts of the company dont even interact.
But they seem to last forever, so there are a ton available in the aftermarket. My TI-89 from 1997 still works like new, and I plan to bequeath it to my son
My favorite example of this is is Hitachi. They are basically only known for vibrators and large construction equipment… How those got combined in one conpany I have no idea.
Another fun one: General Electric makes Washing Machines, Refrigerators, and Aircraft Mounted Gatling Guns.
What do they all have in common?
They all go brrrrr.
They also were one of the biggest locomotive manufacturer in the world until they sold their locomotive branch to Wabtec
calculators to help you do math and guns, checks out for Texas.
I bought my last calculator for school in 2009, I think? Now I’ve got the hiper calc app which is pretty decent. Ha! Take that, math teacher “you’ll never have a calculator in youpocket all the time.”
I’ll take my TI-84+ over my phone anytime tho
