I, for one, endorse calculators wholeheartedly. I loved my TI-89, and I truly believe the opportunity to play around with it played a large role in my becoming

I, for one, endorse calculators wholeheartedly. I loved my TI-89, and I truly believe the opportunity to play around with it played a large role in my becoming a mathematician, of the sort which the "Calculators ruin math education!" brigade never acknowledges.