DATAMATH CALCULATOR MUSEUM
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DATAMATH CALCULATOR MUSEUM |
Texas Instruments TI-84 PLUS Silver Edition (Wal-Mart, Staples, Office Max)
| Date of introduction: | August 2008 | Display technology: | LCD dot matrix |
| New price: | Wal-Mart: $119.24 Staples: $109.99 |
Display size: | 8 * 16 characters |
| Size: | 7.5" x 3.3" x
0.85" 190 x 84 x 22 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 7.4 ounces, 208 grams | Serial No: | 2544037124 |
| Batteries: | 4*AAA + SR44 (35mA) | Date of manufacture: | mth 08 year 2008 (M) |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | China (P) | |
| Precision: | 14 | Integrated circuits: | ASIC: TI REF 84PLCR/TA1 Flash: S29AL016D Display: Novatek NT7564H |
| Memories: | |||
| Program steps: | 24k Bytes, 1.5M Bytes Flash ROM | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner |
This
colorful TI-84 Plus Silver Edition was
introduced for the Back-to-School 2008 campaign by office product retailer
Staples together with its blue
sibling.
Wal-Mart, the largest grocery
retailer in the United States, introduced in 2008 an identical TI-84 Plus Silver
Edition together with its beautiful blue
sibling, a translucent TI-84 Plus and a pink
TI-30X IIS.
In 2008 Texas Instruments sold on its website faceplates in 15
different colors: Black, brown, dark red, red, pink, purple, dark blue, blue,
light blue, green, gold, orange, bright orange, grey and white. Except bright
orange were matching slide cases available, too. One special “Data
Collection” snap-on faceplate highlights the keys and functions of the Vernier
EasyData™ application.
Comparing
this TI-84 Plus Silver Edition manufactured in August 2008 (Revision Code M) with
earlier ones manufactured in March 2008 (Revision Code
L) and April 2007 (Revision Code G) reveals only few differences.
Read more about them here.
The TI-84 Plus Silver Edition supports the ViewScreen
panel and the TI-Presenter
with an Presentation Link Adapter. A serial port of the calculators allows the connection to the Calculator-Based
Laboratory system CBL, its successor CBL
2 and the Calculator-Based Ranger CBR. The added USB
interface of the TI-84 Plus family calculators connects directly with the Calculator-Based Ranger
CBR
2 introduced in 2004. With a new cradle even the optional full-sized
QWERTY Keyboard
introduced in 2002 matches with the TI-84 Plus series.
Office
Max
introduced this pink TI-84 Plus Silver edition for the Back-to-School
2009 campaign but had in July 2009 still the "Raspberry
Sorbet" version in the shelves.
Retailer
Fred Meyer introduced it for
the Back-to-School
2009 campaign together with a maroon colored
TI-30X IIS.
Texas Instruments announced
on March 1st, 2010 the TI-84 Plus Operating System version 2.53MP with
MathPrint™ mode for free download. The OS 2.53MP enables users to input and view math symbols and formulas, including stacked fractions, in their handhelds exactly as the equations appear in textbooks.
ROM-Versions:
2.43 (December 4, 2007)
2.53MP (February 15, 2010 includes MathPrint
