The hidden monopoly behind your TI graphing calculator
The hidden monopoly behind your TI graphing calculator
你那台德州仪器（TI）图形计算器背后的隐形垄断
On Version History: Nilay Patel and Victoria Song recount their memories of their iconic and expensive calculators. 在《Version History》节目中：Nilay Patel 和 Victoria Song 回忆了他们对那些标志性且昂贵的计算器的记忆。
The same calculator has been on most kids’ back to school shopping list since the early 2000’s, and the dominance of Texas Instruments’ calculator division goes back even farther. 自 21 世纪初以来，同一款计算器就一直出现在大多数孩子的返校购物清单上，而德州仪器（Texas Instruments）计算器部门的市场主导地位甚至可以追溯到更早的年代。
In the next episode of Version History, David Pierce is joined by The Verge’s Nilay Patel and Victoria Song to tell the story of TI graphing calculators and how one company managed to take over the market and never let it go. 在下一期《Version History》中，David Pierce 将与 The Verge 的 Nilay Patel 和 Victoria Song 一起讲述 TI 图形计算器的故事，以及这家公司是如何成功占领市场并始终保持垄断地位的。
This is the second episode of the fifth season of Version History where we’re heading back to school. We’ve already talked about the perilous journeys of The Oregon Trail that many students experienced in the computer lab, and over the course of the next few weeks, we’ll talk about the One Laptop Per Child, Chromebook, LeapPad, and the overhead projector. 这是《Version History》第五季的第二集，本季主题是“重返校园”。我们已经讨论过许多学生在计算机实验室经历的《俄勒冈之旅》（The Oregon Trail）的惊险旅程；在接下来的几周里，我们还将讨论“每个孩子一台笔记本电脑”（OLPC）计划、Chromebook、LeapPad 以及投影仪。
If you want to know more about TI Graphing Calculator history, here are some links to get you started: 如果你想了解更多关于 TI 图形计算器的历史，以下是一些入门链接：
- From Washington Post: The unstoppable TI-84 Plus: How an outdated calculator still holds a monopoly on classrooms 来自《华盛顿邮报》： 不可阻挡的 TI-84 Plus：一款过时的计算器如何依然垄断着课堂
- From New York Times: State adding a tool for 8th grade math 来自《纽约时报》： 州政府为八年级数学增加了一项工具
- From ProMarket: TI’s Calculator Monopoly Offers Lessons for Educators in the Age of Generative AI 来自 ProMarket： 在生成式 AI 时代，TI 的计算器垄断为教育工作者提供了哪些教训