Re: A83: Digital Assignment Book: CAN IT BE DONE?


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Re: A83: Digital Assignment Book: CAN IT BE DONE?




yea..  get a Palm III  I heard they are fun to program for to :)

//Olle

Linus Akesson wrote:
> 
> Yep. Not to mention all those small calendars that people use, that have the
> obvious advantage of not flushing a "Mem cleared" right up your head the day
> before an exam.
> 
> Linus
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> On 14-Feb-99, Scott Dial (homosapian@geocities.com) wrote:
> 
> >There is thing called... ummm, I forget... umm, MEMORY!!! Your head is
> >there for a reason other for looks.
> 
> >ALURGEE@aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >> ------------
> >> BEGIN MESSAGE HERE
> >> REPLY TO:  SDSW@usa.net
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> 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
> >> (hmmexactly 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!
> >>
> >> END MESSAGE
> >> ----------------------------------------
> >>
> >> In a message dated 2/10/99 8:21:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >jody1@alaska.net
> >> writes:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >  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
> >> >
> 
> >--
> >Scott "_Wrath_" Dial
> >homosapian@geocities.com
> >ICQ#3608935
> >http://www.geocities.com/~homosapian/


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