Re: A83: Digital Assignment Book: CAN IT BE DONE?
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Re: A83: Digital Assignment Book: CAN IT BE DONE?
There is thing called... ummm, I forget... umm, MEMORY!!! Your head is
there for a reason other for looks.
ALURGEE@aol.com wrote:
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> PROGRAM IDEA:
> DIGITAL ASSIGNMENT BOOK: FOR THE TI-83
> "Keep track of ALL your assignments. Never again hand homework in late or
> forget about a test/quiz/assignment!"
>
> ABOUT/DESCRIPTION:
> This is what I have in mind:
> On the main screen, you choose from a list of 6 (hopefully more) classes:
> [CLASS] [ASSIGNMENTS PENDING] [EARLIEST DUE DATE] [GRADE]
> 1. History 7 2/14/99
> 89.3
> 2. English 3 2/15/99
> 98.9
> 3. Math 2 2/18/99
> 84.8
> 4. Science 5 2/19/99
> 74.3
> 5. Latin 8 2/11/99
> 91.0
> 6. OTHER 2 2/31/99
> 86.1
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> Then, you are asked to choose a from a list of types of assignments:
> WHAT IS THE ASSIGNMENT TYPE:
> 1. homework
> 2. quiz
> 3. test,
> 4. oral report
> 5. research paper
> 6. essay
> 7. lab
> 8. other
>
> Next you then input a name (used as the identifying description) for the
> assignment and the respective due date.
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> All the assignment are stored in the order of their respective due date.
>
> If possible, there should be, built into the program:
> A calendar: keep track of long term assignments visually. (I already have a
> TI-Basic program- for the 83!)
> A date to calendar day: Help remember the weekday of the assignment due. (I
> have two, very good, versions in TI-BASIC. Again, both are for the TI-83)
> A gradebook: keep track of the grades for each of the classed. (I already
> have an outstanding program written in TI-BASIC for the TI82. However, I have
> ported this program to the TI-83)
>
> NOW, THE CHALLENGE!
> That's a very rough draft of what the program should have...I am sure there
> are many others on the ti-basic and ti-assembly mailing lists who are
> interested/have attempted to make such a program. Before we begin coding, we
> must ask the public for what their dream digital assignment book should have.
>
> I personally have attempted, with my very limited knowledge of ti-basic, to
> make the program described above. However, the file quickly reached about
> 4,000 bytes - with little end in sight. I am aware that programs written in
> Assembly are much more efficient and compact - and most importantly this
> programming language provides the means for a better graphical user interface.
>
> With all that in mind perhaps it would be best to approach the programming of
> this revolutionary program using ASM.
>
> As those who are daily readers of this message board know, I have absolutely
> NO knowledge of ASM, so I am not qualified to do any programming. I do,
> however, have many ideas for this program, and I have a personal goal of
> owning a copy of this program by January 1, 2000 (yes - it really is that
> close to the millennium!).
>
> If approached and done correctly, this program has unlimited potential for
> success. Demographically, the overwhelming majority of TI83 (and TI82 users -
> the calculators are fairly compatible) are high school/college students.
> Remember: ALL students have assignments! Just by the very nature of the
> calculator's users, this program already has an outstandingly large user base
> (hmm…exactly how many TI83/82 calculators exist?! Thousands? Millions?)
>
> With the complexity of such a program, and the problem of code efficiently and
> size, the best approach to completing this program is to do so via a
> collective project, by the most elite programmers. Only through co-operative
> programming can we write this program in a reasonable amount of time, and
> create a program like non-other!
>
> I am willing to organize a group (excuse the lack of better noun) of
> programmers with similar interests, and most importantly advanced programming
> capability.
>
> I AM CALLING ON EVERY PROGRAMMER WITH ASM ABILITY, AND INTEREST IN THIS
> PROJECT, TO EMAIL ME [SDSW@usa.net] AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>
> Let's work together, and create the best, most useful, program ever written
> for the TI83/82
>
> Please send all emails directly (and promptly) to:
> SDSW@usa.net.
>
> If you are interested in seeing such a program, but are not capable of
> personally taking part in the writing part of the project, please help by
> distributing this message to message
> boards/discussions/webpages/newsletters/etc.
>
> Note: www.ticalc.org is THE portal site for TI-Programming...let's try to
> spead this message to that site!
>
> Remember: The more programmers who are aware of this project, the sooner this
> program will be completed!
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> In a message dated 2/10/99 8:21:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, jody1@alaska.net
> writes:
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> >
> > I wouldn't mind writing a program like this. Is there anything specific
> > that you wanted it to do. Like, how do you want the thing layed out -
> > anything like that.
> >
> > Jody Snider
> > jody1@alaska.net
> >
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