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The title text relates to a {{w|TI-86|programmable calculator}} from the late 1990s that could have a ''Breakout''-like game easily programmed into. This calculator, and others like it, were a requirement in many high school advanced math classes in the United States after the early 1990s, despite costing over $100. [[Randall]] speculates that, given the amount of distraction this simple game provided him back then, he would not be able to focus on study at all with modern technical instruments like {{w|Laptop|laptops}} using {{w|Wi-Fi|wireless LANs}}. | The title text relates to a {{w|TI-86|programmable calculator}} from the late 1990s that could have a ''Breakout''-like game easily programmed into. This calculator, and others like it, were a requirement in many high school advanced math classes in the United States after the early 1990s, despite costing over $100. [[Randall]] speculates that, given the amount of distraction this simple game provided him back then, he would not be able to focus on study at all with modern technical instruments like {{w|Laptop|laptops}} using {{w|Wi-Fi|wireless LANs}}. | ||
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+ | Type "Atari Breakout" in Google image search and prepare for a wasted afternoon. | ||
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