Calculator benchmark

[jhallen]

(08-20-2021 06:12 PM)robve Wrote:  I thought of a neat trick to get two outputs at the same time on the Casio by displaying the X,Y pair as a complex number.

I just used this trick for the TI-30X Pro / TI-36X Pro. I had to "fix" the results to 5 digits because otherwise complex numbers go off the edge of the display (so you could scroll it, but lots of extra keystrokes). I have an old TI-68 that I think this will work for also.

But really Casio should add a way to print without waiting, and more intelligent prompting... I have the feeling that their recent development focus, at least on these calculators, has not been on programming.

I'm curious about fx-GC500, and have one on order. I watched a video suggesting that it is now the best calculator for EEs because its Laplace transform capability is built-in (unlike TI-nSpire CAS) and matches the way it's taught (uses s and t, unlike HP-Prime which uses x).