[split] TI-84 new Python announced -- Was --- What would you like to see in a future HP Prime II? (HP Prime², HP Prime 2

[Liam Hays]

Dave Britten Wrote:This model has been out in parts of Europe for a while, hasn't it? TI's current "solution" is a little Python module (i.e. SBC running Micro Python) that you plug into the 84's USB port, whereas this model integrates some form of coprocessor - likely ARM - to do the Python work without any external accessories.

That's pretty neat, actually. Is the module expensive? It shouldn't be if it's just a processor on a stick, so to speak, but given TI's markup on their other products...

But if they're integrating second processor, I have to wonder why. It seems like it would be easier and cheaper to have the entire OS run on the ARM chip, and take advantage of the processing power present there, like they already do on the n-spire series.