>As others have demonstrated there are plenty of apps that allow programming the iPad in a way that is at least comparable to TIBASIC. Although the power to pr

>As others have demonstrated there are plenty of apps that allow programming the iPad in a way that is at least comparable to TIBASIC. Although the power to program exists on the iPad, the chance of "just stumbling into it" is very low. The magic of programming on the TI was that although the device had some value with no custom programs, someone with no programming experience could greatly increase the capabilities of the device with a little bit of code. Everyone at some point made the basic quadratic equation program. Some people would make more complicated programs and maybe even start to write games. Programs were also extremely easy to run on the calculators. The critical difference between the iPad and the TI-83 when it comes to programming is how much utility you get out of your first hour programming the device.