New G2 HP Prime

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(11-13-2018 04:11 PM)Nigel (UK) Wrote:  This isn't correct. The regulations for external examinations for all examination boards are given here (link to download pdf file here) on page 16, and don't mention any specific calculator brand or model.

Interesting. Thanks for the link. I'll feed this back.

(11-13-2018 04:11 PM)Nigel (UK) Wrote:  Casio is popular here because the calculators are fine, and they are heavily marketed. No-one else seems to try :-(

True. Go into any supermarket and look at the scientific calculators hanging in blister packs. They are all either Casio machines or supermarket own brand, which are usually Casios anyway with the supermarket's logo slapped on them.

(11-13-2018 04:11 PM)Nigel (UK) Wrote:  RPN isn't so popular here because none of us could afford HP machines when we were growing up!

Not just here. I did my secondary and further education in France, where TI was king. HP was too expensive at the time. I always ended up using the HP-15C of a friend whose family was not short of a penny