Re: TI-H: New Calculator!!!
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Re: TI-H: New Calculator!!!
That's why you get some good GNU math software, and see how it's done
-- Jon Olson
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From: Ritchie Argue <ciphyr@usa.net>
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Saturday, March 07, 1998 9:24 PM
Subject: RE: TI-H: New Calculator!!!
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>>You are talking about a computer with modifications. It's true that
>>every calculator is merely a computer, but part of the fun is do do
>>something from scratch, a start from paper! I want to design the board,
>>use a powerful processor, maybe add color if I can find a cheap color
>>LCD (like those in Watchmans or Sega gamegear). I want to design a
>>powerful calculator, not turn a small computer into a calculator. If you
>>want to do this, fine, but I'm also doing it. I'm doing it as a hobby
>>project. I want it to be king of calculators as well. I'll have a
>>connector for direct bus access, link and whatever else I can think of.
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>>I'm just realy excited about actualy building something more than a
>>"better link port" or something like that. I've always wanted to do
>>something like this, and I never did. No I'm doing it. I realize the
>>subject was brought up months ago, but nobody ever did anything. Now I
>>am trying. Besides, how much power will a 486 use??? Is this
>>"calculator" you plan going to run through batteries fast??? Whatever.
>>If you want to build yours, do it! Just do it because you've always
>>wanted to, not just because people showed a suden interest (which of
>>course is a good reason too). Please build it. You seem to have more
>>resources than I, so You'll probably finnish sooner.
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>How much actual calculator code do you know? Could you reprogram all the
>routines of the 92 yourself? I think that unless you license someone
>else's math software, you're pretty much can't call it a calculator. I
>mean, nint is easy to code, but even if you have a 486 inside, that extra
>speed isn't going to beat some routines that can do things exactly...
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