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February 1[edit]

Names of TI graphing calculators[edit]

The sequence of TI graphing calculators of the main line started out as TI-81, TI-82, TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus. After that there are 2 branches of the main line: One of them is the TI-Nspire series. It goes TI-Nspire with clickpad, TI-Nspire with touchpad, TI-Nspire CX, TI-Nspire CX II. I can expect this sequence to continue with TI-Nspire CX III.

The other branch is the one I think is weird. In 2015 came the TI-84 Plus CE. Then in 2021 came the TI-84 Plus CE Python. If we continue far enough in graphing calculator history the names of the updates will just get more and more complicated. What do you think will happen?? Georgia guy (talk) 00:46, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder why you didn't mention the most famous one, the TI-85? It may be a bit much to expect strict corporate naming consistency over a period of 25 years... AnonMoos (talk) 02:31, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

According to this and this the naming system is random, and has no meaning. I could not find any additional information beyond this. --Jayron 32 12:07, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

AnonMoos, the TI-85 is part of the advanced line; it goes TI-85, TI-86, TI-89, TI-89 Titanium, TI-Nspire CAS... Georgia guy (talk) 12:30, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Who was Germano Birone?[edit]

Umberto Ciantar died on 15 Jun 1908. His beneficiary's name was Germano Birone. Can someone tell who was Germano Birone^[1]? Horus1927 12:56, 1 February 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Horus1927 (talk • contribs)

References

^ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W7QP-CT3Z : 24 June 2019), Germano Birone in entry for Umberto Ciantar, 30 Sep 1910; citing Probate, London, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm 251,406.

The only mention Google can find is in the Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica italiana (1912) p. 1802. Some sort of legal notice. Alansplodge (talk) 17:12, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There are a few more.^[1][2][3] Apparently, Birone was a lawyer and notary. I wonder if there may have been a confusion between the beneficiaries named in the will and the name of its nominated executor. One would need to consult the microfiche to be sure. --Lambiam 00:01, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W7QP-CT3Z : 24 June 2019), Germano Birone in entry for Umberto Ciantar, 30 Sep 1910; citing Probate, London, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm 251,406.

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