I just got the idea to create the most overkill graphing calculator

@Co
Please do, i want this so so bad

@freemo did I mention it will be open source with everything online

@Co Even better.. the hardware too?

@freemo sure! I will be using an arduino uno and I will experiment with LCD displays and of course I will design the rest. Any recommendations for a cheapish lcd for the uno thats got a fair resolution (think TI-84 PLUS CE)

@Co Nice! Excited. Is it going to have a full CAS?

@freemo sorry im not sure what CAS stands for

@Co Computer Algebra System... it is wha seperates a typical calculator (which tends to just do operations on numbers) to a more advanced one like the TI-89, where it can do symbolic manipulation (integration, solve for x, solve ODE, etc)

@freemo oh yeah thats on the wishlist not that it won't be a pain hand implementing it, but it should teach me a fair bit and thats why I'm doing this and to be a showoff(classic me). Also if you have the time or anyone else does when I start im going to post a link of the proj here and feel free to join in!

@Co I dont think a calculator would be all that useful without it... its also why i wouldnt go with an UNO.. a good calculator needs good processing power. Personally I'd throw a raspberry pi or other SBC in there and then use existing CAS libraries behind the scenes.

@freemo what language you reckon i should use but I will definitely take the suggestion so probably a low profile pi 2/3 if that

@Co Whatever language you are most comfortable with that has a CaS .. R is a shitty language to work in but it is meant for math stuff, so you may find it a good choice here. Python has a CaS library too.