Comment by snvzz
5 years ago
I own both hp50g and some TI calcs (86/89).
I'd describe hp and ti as laggy and slick, respectively. The 50g is what I used in university, but now I seldom touch it as the 86/89 are so much more pleasant to use.
5 years ago
I own both hp50g and some TI calcs (86/89).
I'd describe hp and ti as laggy and slick, respectively. The 50g is what I used in university, but now I seldom touch it as the 86/89 are so much more pleasant to use.
Since the HP50g is running an emulator of the 48G, it inherits a lot of the UI lag. It also inherits most of the UI efficiency; in my experience, the keystrokes saved outweigh any remaining visual latency deficit relative to the TI-89. But that's contingent on learning how to use it well in the manner of becoming a power user of emacs, while the TI-89's UI paradigms and learning curve feel more like using Microsoft Office.
>in my experience, the keystrokes saved outweigh any remaining visual latency deficit
In mine, lack of responsiveness makes the 50g a non-starter.
Anything less than effective immediate feedback is unacceptable for interactive use.
That paradigm simply doesn't belong in a hand calculator.
> Anything less than effective immediate feedback is unacceptable for interactive use.
I feel like you're ignoring the presence of tactile feedback, which is in fact effective on the device in question. Possibly because basically no other electronic gadgets in your life give reliable tactile feedback anymore, so you're used to visual feedback as the only indicator that your tactile input was registered.
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