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History of TI Calculators

  • TI Cal-Tech

    TI Cal-Tech
    TI invents the world’s first handheld electronic calculator.
    While small enough to fit into the palm of a hand, the Cal-Tech is powerful enough to perform basic math functions.
  • TI Datamath

    TI Datamath
    TI’s first handheld calculator hits the retail market
    The revolutionary technology of the single-chip TI-2500 Datamath™ calculator makes everyday math accessible. Capable of performing addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, it features a red, eight-digit LED display.
  • TI SR-50

    TI SR-50
    TI introduces its first scientific calculator.
    The TI SR-50 adds trigonometric and hyperbolic functions to the technology available on the TI-2500 Datamath™ calculator, as well as logarithms and their inverses.
  • TI-1766

    TI-1766
    TI’s first solar-powered handheld calculator debuts.
    TI harnesses the energy of the sun with the TI-1766, bringing to market its first solar-powered handheld calculator.
  • TI-12

    TI-12
    TI releases its first calculator designed with teacher assistance.
    The TI-12 Math Explorer — the first TI calculator designed in partnership with teachers to meet the needs of elementary and middle-school classrooms — is introduced.
  • TI-81

    TI-81
    TI unveils its first graphing calculator.
    Designed for use in algebra and precalculus courses, the TI-81 graphing calculator becomes the industry leader in handheld graphing technology
  • CAS

    CAS
    TI launches its first calculator with a built-in Computer Algebra System (CAS).
    The revolutionary TI-92 tool with a built-in Computer Algebra System (CAS) combines the power of a computer lab and the independence of a calculator with many capabilities that had been available only in computers and mathematics software.
  • TI-83 Plus

    TI-83 Plus
    TI releases the TI-83 Plus graphing calculator.
    Updated with Flash™ ROM technology, new applications and six times the memory of the popular TI-83, the easy-to-use TI-83 Plus graphing calculator lets students graph and compare functions, as well as perform data plotting and analysis using TI’s handheld CBL™ device.
  • TI-84

    TI-84
    TI introduces the TI-84 Plus graphing calculator
    In a progression from the TI-83 Plus, the TI-84 Plus graphing calculator offers improved connectivity by adding a USB port, allowing for direct data transfer between computers and calculators. Other enhancements include a high contrast LCD display, faster processor, more memory, an internal clock and available kickstand.
  • TI-Nspire CX

    TI-Nspire CX
    TI unveils its first full-color graphing calculators with 3D and connected classroom capabilities.
    With the TI-Nspire™ CX and TI-Nspire™ CX CAS handhelds, students can import images and graph in 3D – allowing them to interact with math and visualize data in multiple ways. Using the TI-Nspire™ CX Navigator™ System, teachers can connect to — and wirelessly monitor — students’ work, assess their understanding in real time, and send, collect, grade and save students’ work.
  • Orion TI-84 Plus

    Orion TI-84 Plus
    TI introduces the world’s first talking graphing calculator
    With functionality identical to the TI-84 Plus, the Orion TI-84 Plus talking graphic Calculator levels the playing field for students who are blind or visually impaired, giving them access to the same graphing technology their classmates use.
  • TI-84 Plus CE

    TI-84 Plus CE
    TI introduces the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator
    Thirty percent thinner and lighter than the TI-84 Plus, with six times the memory and a powerful rechargeable battery, the slim, sleek TI-84 Plus CE is made available in a variety of bold colors.
  • TI-Nspire CX II

    TI-Nspire CX II
    TI introduces TI-Nspire™ CX II and TI-Nspire™ CX II CAS graphing calculators.
    With the familiar functionality of the TI-Nspire™ CX family of graphing calculators, these updated handhelds offer faster performance, fresh new features and easier-to-read graphics, creating more opportunities for hands-on engagement. In addition, the TI-Nspire™ CX II CAS graphing calculator can reduce syntax errors, as well as easily disable algebraic functionality. Python programming was added in 2020
  • TI-84 Plus CE Python

    TI-84 Plus CE Python
    TI presents the TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator.
    The newest addition to the TI-84 Plus CE graphing family, the TI-84 Plus CE Python graphing calculator builds on the familiarity of the TI-84 Plus CE and enhances it with the power of Python programming. This fast-growing, easy-to-learn coding language is used in a variety of industries, allowing students to prepare for 21st-century careers.