Ah, the poor calculator: so plain, yet so essential, like the Swiss Army knife of the academic world. The thing is, as I have now learned, not all calculators are created equal. So let me now take you ...

TI Tools is a CLI tool designed for converting 8xp files (used by TI-83 and TI-84 calculators) to text files and vice versa. It also supports various other features for working with 8xp files.

Our top pick is the Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE due to its rechargeable battery, fully backlit color display, and lightweight design, allows students to carry it in their backpacks easily.

While [Josh] has Android Donut running along with most of the 1.6 apps, a terminal emulator, keyboard, WiFi, USB, and Bluetooth running, this calculator-come-Android isn’t as useful as you think ...