Programmable Calculators: The First Generation

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(05-19-2017 02:45 AM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  Although they were the only games in town, SR-52 and HP-65, both were handheld geniuses for with their own powerful functionalities.
Was it equitable to compare these two when one was practically over 2-1/2 times more capable?

The marketing gurus certainly did {especially from the TI perspective}! I'm only mildly curious with the assertion the 52 was "over 2-1/2 times more capable" than the 65. In what manner was the 52 More Capable than the 65 with respect to functionality?
For reference, the HP-45 might be considered as less capable than say the 55 or the 65 with respect to programmability: faster for recursive algorithms, certainly: but XXX% more capable, hardly. I sincerely doubt (and mildly challenge) the assertion the 52 was 2½ times more capable than the 65 with respect to functionality.
Kindly request a modest elaboration.

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