Re: Am I the only one? Message #20 Posted by David Hayden on 31 Aug 2010, 4:02 p.m., in response to message #19 by Jerry Raia
Another big reason to provide I/O is to allow programs to be loaded on the calculator. This thread describes a student desperate to get surveyor software loaded onto a 35s. Personally, the only reason I haven't bought a 35s is the inability to easily load programs on it. I don't want to type them in by hand.
If test acceptance is an issue, then I'd take the approach they used with the 39gs and 40gs: two nearly identical models except one supports I/O and the other doesn't.
Or return to the expandability of the 41C (and 48 I think) lines where all the good stuff is available as an add-on. We geeks just love to buy our add-ons :)
I don't think SD cards are required as long as the calculator has sufficient built-in storage. What I really mean here is that given the choice between USB and an SD card, I'd take USB. I'm sure others would differ, but that's another reason to make these things add-ons - everyone can get what they want while still buying the same base model calculator.
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