Post your ideas for new miscellaneous programs here, or build on ideas posted by other visitors.

Anyone know what website that let you download free software that I can program APP from my Window computer?
I have try Zilog.com, but they ask for a registration key, and I don't have one.

There is an SDK on epsstore.ti.com.

Is it possible to have a scrolling menu in TI-83+ Basic program becice the graph creen? It yes, help me.

No, that is impossible. You might want to switch to assembly for that.

It can be directly programmed in BASIC, but it will be large and slow.

ummmmm.... you could create your own graphical menu on the graphscreen. takes a bit of programming, but i beleive MDR Falcon has a BASIC tutorial , and one lesson shows how to make those (you could make very long menus, non-scrollable that way)

Ok any programmers out there that are bored listen up...i think a great idea would be if someone made a program which hides everything on your memory or whatever...purpose is so teacher wont come around and link up with my calculator and delete all my formulas or whatever before a test. anyone? or has someone else came up with this idea anyways please help. thanks.

On AMS, it is very easy to do. You basically have to obtain a list of all files on the calculator and sequentially set the hidden and archived flags. I don't know, however, if this would hide the empty folders.

what is AMS
I think you me ASM

Try using Flib, its in the archives. One of the commands lets you hide / unhide vars. Its for the 89.

Try it in ASM. On a TI-83, putting a space in front of the name of the variable or program in the VAT will do the trick. This will cause the variable not to show up in the program or memory list (I am not sure if it's possible to run such a program then...).

Of course, formatting parts of the calculator's memory will clear all hidden variables therein as well.

I like your thinking, and if you use MirageOS, pull it up, hit he ALPHA key to pull up options, go to the Tasker and Key Hooks menu, and at the very bottom there should be the option to block the memory menu from access. THIS WILL ONLY WORK FOR MIRAGEOS!!!!!

Hi, I got this idea about how to create an APP for TI-83+ & TI-83+ SE that give you calculator a ability to use Greek symbol and sign. You can use it anywhere on the TI-OS, by pressing MODE twice, you are able to see this menu screen that show all the Greek symbol and sign. I need some information on how to create and APP that can do this.

That's already done. Try to reverse-engineer the language localisation apps, that shouldn't be very hard...

I really need someone to write and assembly program that activates the Alpha+On key hook on a TI-83 Plus. In case you don't know, this is supposed to power the calculator off, but when you turn it back on, it returns to exactly where you left off. Thank you very much.

Add a keyhook function that starts the APD procedures (Automatic Power Down) when both Alpha AND On are hold.

yea what exactly does the alpha+On key hook do
thanks

Just download mirage os. it comes with a lot more features, too

as TASM and DevPac8x DO NOT seem to like WindowsXP emulating DOS i have an idea
someone make a WINDOWS EXECUTABLE(vb?) that has a assembling strcuture based offa mon83(works great and is simple)
here's how it would work

instead of a string(like the calc version used) it could "read" from a .txt., .asm, .z80, .etc. file and depending on the insrtuct and args make the
appropreate hex code and put that in a "blank"* .8xp file
[blank menaing it has no actual executed code
initially, but has the stuff in it that says, im a
compiled 83+ asm prog, etc. in it]

Id like some feedback on this idea

Good/Bad?

plz reply

I have no clue what you're talking about. I've compiled a program myself successfully on Windows XP Professional. The problem is that TASM and DevPac8x contain a lot of bugs involving directories etc.

Has anyone ever tried to do this?

Make_grbuffcopy_!!FAST!!:
ld hl,ionfastcopy
ld de,_grbuffcopy
ld bc,ion_fcopy_end - ion_fcopy
ldir
ret
ion_fcopy:
;code for ionfastcopy here
ion_fcopy_end:

cuz if this works then I'd go out of my way find out
how all/most of the romcalls work, write FASTER
version of those routines(w/ identical outputs) then
I'd make a program that copies these routines into the
OS. If enough of the romcalls were overwritten
over execution speed of just about everything would go up

anyone think this is a good idea?
for one we could get rid of the portion of code that
perhibits user-defined tokens
(think,... OMNIcalc on OS>v1.14.. :D )

Anyone wanna give some feedback?

- Nick_S
"Mmm...byte-sized programs..."

It will not work. All the routine's from TI are in ROM - Read Only Memory. They cannot be modified.

How do they prevent theses adresses from being overwritten, ot the z80 it just another adress taht you can load/read a value from. ma i right?

Very simple. The FlashROM chip(s) ignore all write operations, while the RAM chip(s) will actually write then. To actually write to the FlashROM, I think you need one of the undocumented ports. I'm trying to find that out right now.

So, it's not the OS that refuses to write, but the FlashROM that ignores the command.

However, patching the ROM can be done. Just modify a basecode version (*.8xu) and upload it to your calc (I am not resposible for any damage, patching the OS is very dangerous!).