The Role of the Graphing Calculator in 2021 and Beyond

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(03-03-2021 06:59 PM)Solver Wrote:  Why would an engineer pull out a graphing calculator when they could just do a calculation on their desktop/laptop/phone?

1. Form factor
2. Tactile keypad
3. Battery-powered
   

Quote:No, perhaps the answer and the true role of a graphing calculator is revealed only if we begin to really branch out and think of graphing calculators not as we did in the past, but as small-scale mass-produced calculation, sensor data collection, and automation devices.

I thought the HP-41C/CV/CX did all this.

Quote:What if we had a device like a Raspberry Pi, but with much more of the software already written out for it to interface with all kinds of hardware while also having a screen and an input method or two and also able to write and load programs for it on the fly while also being able to serve as a quick CAS?

Can I get that with Java onboard?