I had the TI-74 back in the day. Besides Basic, there was a cartridge that let you program in Pascal as well. It was interpreted, and no faster than Basic, but it was fun and let people learn Pascal, which was a useful skill in the 1980s.
These things are fantastic. A lot of great work comes from dealing with difficult constraints, like a single line display.
I had the very similar Casio FX-730P and spent most of my lessons at secondary school not concentrating on the topics but coding new games and apps all day:
Though at the end I was left wondering if it can run more traditional line oriented programs though the usb2ppp interface, something like "ed" (perhaps ex or vi -e) or "edbrowse". I think those programs will be well suited for the physical user interface of this device.
I had the TI-74 back in the day. Besides Basic, there was a cartridge that let you program in Pascal as well. It was interpreted, and no faster than Basic, but it was fun and let people learn Pascal, which was a useful skill in the 1980s.
These things are fantastic. A lot of great work comes from dealing with difficult constraints, like a single line display.
I had the very similar Casio FX-730P and spent most of my lessons at secondary school not concentrating on the topics but coding new games and apps all day:
https://www.vintage-calculators.nl/page89.html
All those kinds of Casio models were cherished in Portuguese engineering universities, they were the models to own.
We did not had any big TI or HP followers, back when I was doing my degree.
I still have my Casio FX-880 P in working condition, and the little cousin I used on high school as well, the FX-4500 P.
Very informative write up!
Though at the end I was left wondering if it can run more traditional line oriented programs though the usb2ppp interface, something like "ed" (perhaps ex or vi -e) or "edbrowse". I think those programs will be well suited for the physical user interface of this device.