Question about TI calculator

From: Peter C. Wallace <pcw_at_mesanet.com>
Date: Fri Dec 20 14:58:00 2002

On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:

> > I had a NIB TI programmer
>
> There were TWO "TI Programmer" calculators!
> Please identify WHICH when talking about them.
>
> The first used LED display. It went through batteries almost as fast as
> you could put them in, and a charge lasted at most hours. But it worked
> GREAT when plugged in.

I think that's a little pessimistic...

I have one of those on my desk, the 9V battery in it is least 6 months old and
still good, I dont use it all that often but a couple of times a week. The
fact that the calculator goes asleep (display goes into standby in ~30
seconds, calculator powers down in several minutes) helps

>
> The second used LCD display. The batteries last a LONG
> time! Unfortunately, the keyboard seems to not last as long as a charge
> of the batteries!
>
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Peter Wallace
Received on Fri Dec 20 2002 - 14:58:00 GMT