<DIV>Hello,</DIV> <DIV>I'm looking for information on Texas Instruments' incursion into high school classrooms.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Questions I hope to have answered include:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What documentation is available from TI to explain their near monopoly on education calculators?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Where are the TI-83's components made?  I understand that the devices are put together in Taiwan though rumor has surfaced that mainland China may be the next site for building the computers.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Follow up to that is How much does production actually cost? The calculators retail for $65 to $150 on US shelves.  I want to know what the mark-up is on the little machines.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you have leads on any of this information, please contact this list or me personally.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Douglas  djbuege@yahoo.com</DIV><BR><BR><DIV>Dr. Douglas J. Buege <BR><FONT color=#0000ff>djbuege@yahoo.com</FONT> <BR>15 Sherman Terrace #1 <BR>Madison WI 53704 <BR><BR>Phone: (608) 441-9833</DIV><p><hr SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree">Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard</a>