- HI
- HELLO
- HO
- LESS
- BOOB
- BOOBLESS
But the Ti-83 changed that! With the TI-83, you could write out anything! Keep in mind, this was before phones were widespread and text messaging existed. Sure, you could pass notes in class with paper, but those could be captured by the teacher. With the calculator, you could delete the evidence. Plus, in the right class, it looked like you were actually doing work!
And if covert messaging isn't enough to get the TI-83 on this list, then surely the games are.
Baseball - This two player game made movie day in English class interesting. And yes, I was the guy in high school who took a victory lap around the room in celebration of a walk-off homer.
Drug Wars - Might as well have just called it ECON 200. Of course, it probably wouldn't have been as popular.
Tetris - Arguable the greatest video game of all time.
Pac-Man - Another self-explanatory classic.
Considering that I haven't seen a graphing calculator since early in college, I think High School wins by TKO.
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I would like to point out that you missed a very important word that could be spelled out in a four function calculator. Debbie! If you type 318830 and turn the calculator upside down, it spells Debbie. I knew back then that I was destined to do something with math. :-)
Good one! I never knew anyone in elementary school named Debbie, thus never figured that one out.
I should also point out that all of the ones I listed require that you flip the calculator upside down in order to be read properly.
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