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TI-83 Plus SDK Released
Posted by Nathan on 30 October 1999, 07:17 GMT

Texas Instruments released the TI-83 Plus Software Development Kit. According to the FAQ, this allows software developers to program in Zilog Z80 assembly code. Listing technical specifications and user interface guidelines--as well as offering a "software simulator/debugger"--the SDK will allow programmers to create tight programs that are optimized and integrated with the TI-OS (presently, programmers have used incomplete, hacked TI-83 and TI-83 Plus information for programming). Available only in English, this free SDK will soon be followed by both educational and professional versions, which will allow programmers to write Flash applications which execute directly from the Flash ROM.

 


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Re: TI-83 Plus SDK Released
bacteriophage  Account Info

This is awesome. Finally TI is fully supporting 83+ ASM!

     30 October 1999, 08:21 GMT

Re: TI-83 Plus SDK Released
jewel  Account Info

Wow. 663 pages. Has TI outdone themselves? A lot of this is really good though.

     30 October 1999, 08:44 GMT

Re: TI-83 Plus SDK Released
LORD_Thanatos  Account Info

Okay, uh, first off, WHERE CAN I GET THIS THING? second off, anybody who comes HERE to post stuff asking why all the other ti calc's dont have this thing, are just asking for toruble, so shut the %&^%&$%*$^ up and go away.

     30 October 1999, 16:34 GMT


Re: Re: TI-83 Plus SDK Released
Andrew Magness  Account Info
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No I'm not asking for trouble. In the 89/92+ manual it says that you can get info on programming in ASM from www.ti.com. The 89/92+ came out long before the 83+ did and even after a big petition TI said they were going to do the 83+ SDK first. Now they are going to do a 68k SDK... But its not scheduled do come out until 'Early 2000' which will end up being more like 'Mid-Late 2000'....

     30 October 1999, 16:39 GMT

Re: TI-83 Plus SDK Released
Danny M  Account Info

Does anyone know if the TI-89 SDK will include MacOS software?

     30 October 1999, 18:17 GMT


Re: Re: TI-83 Plus SDK Released
yoshii hiro  Account Info

I don't know if they will or not, but it's good to see more mac users =) Mac is good

     30 October 1999, 20:27 GMT


Re: Re: Re: TI-83 Plus SDK Released
Etec Account Info
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Amen.

P.S. I still use a PC at times when I have to.

     30 October 1999, 21:46 GMT

What The...
h4X0r  Account Info
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Why does the CRAPPY TI-83+ get an SDK before the TI-89/92+? Aside from AMS 2.00 being released soon I see no other reason for releasing this SDK befor the 68k clacs. I mean the TI-92+ has been around much longer than the TI-83+, even the TI-89 was before. Why does the TI-83+ get all this useful ASM information before The TI-89/92+? WHY? HUH TI? ARE YOU GUYS ON CRACK? SUPPORT YOUR "OLDER" CALC BEFORE YOU "NEWER" (and useless) CALCS. Oh and if you flame me about talking smack about the TI-83+, I own all the calcs (TI-82, 83, 83+, 85, 86, 89, 92, 92+) so don't tell me I'm biased. I just know that the TI-83+ sucks, a TI-82 is much better.

     30 October 1999, 18:18 GMT

Re: What The...
S67  Account Info
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Maybe TI will release a sdk only for the TI-89+(Hardware version 2.00), so then they consider the 83+ to have benn released first. Also, the ti-83+ has had 2 updates in <1 year, and in 2 years the 89 has had 1! Also, the 89 is more oriented for college, so maybe they don't want better people to program, as the 83+ is for highs school?

     30 October 1999, 19:05 GMT

Re: What The...
Niklas Brunlid  Account Info
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My guess would be that this SDK and the 89/92+ SDK are probably developed by two different teams, given how much different they must be...

     30 October 1999, 21:31 GMT

Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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Shutup. The TI-89 and 92(+) don't deserve the SDK. They already have enough asm programs already. And don't call my calculator crappy, espicially when it is sitting right in front of the screen.

     30 October 1999, 21:48 GMT

Re: Re: What The...
barich Account Info
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YOUR CALCULATOR IS CRAPPY!

     30 October 1999, 22:02 GMT


Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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Your calculator is too old. It is also crappy. The only thing better is more functions.

     30 October 1999, 22:13 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
h4X0r  Account Info
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Clearly you have a TI-83+ becuase you are stupid enough to defend a Mac over my 600 MHz Athlon Running Linux-Mandrake and BeOS (Sorry Macrohard!). Anyways TI-83+ are dumb, ugly, and ASM on it crashes more than on my 89. Bottom Line: Macs and TI-83+ suck. So don't go trying to argue with me, I own a G4 and a TI-83+, trust me they SUCK.

     30 October 1999, 23:44 GMT

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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I am going to argue anyway. One the pc has less problems than the mac because programers have less experience with the mac. two the only reason ASM crashes on your calc is because you are what I like to call a bird. In relation with birds making nests anywhere, cloging things up making everything ugly. You probly have only 2k of ram free on your ti 83 plus. Your calculator probly looks ugly because you do to. And you probly need to wash your hands, you probly greese up your calculator so much that it looks green. Also I defend the mac because nobody else does accept for one other loyal mac fan who has also made comments on this article. Also My PC has everything yours does plus more. Read one of my other comments above on a 10th of what my pc is wired up to do.

Why don't you Jack asses just shut up and stop dissing the mac and ti 83 plus. They are both perfectly good they just have bugs and less experience. Hey, everytime ti comes out with a new update I notice better asm support. One person gave my their calculator to update from base 1.03 to 1.12 and now their calculator barely crashes 1.03 crashed almost everytime. Okay, enough said Ass Head... Bye!!

     31 October 1999, 02:19 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
h4X0r  Account Info
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No, my PC has a bunch more crap than yours does. I have four hardrives (10 Gigs each) and I only have 2 Gigs free. Also I only have 10k used up on the 83+ whereas on my TI-89 I have about 100k used. Also I resent the fact that you tell me my hands are greasy. First off all of my calcs are in mint condtition, second the reason I say it's ugly is cause of the nasty gray casing on it. And finally nothing against Mac fans, but I do not like the MacOS, at least until MacOS X comes out. Ohh, and that last remark calling me a donley was uncalled for, I never personally offended you.

     31 October 1999, 02:38 GMT

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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You did offend my cutting down my computers. I feel very close to them. I'd jump in front of the if someone tried to shoot them.

     31 October 1999, 02:18 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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Wow, you have all that on your imaginary computer. I can't belive people lie so much. Like I have 5 13 GB hard drives and only 1 GB left. If it is true then you have a problem with putting stuff on your hard drive.

     31 October 1999, 02:24 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
h4X0r  Account Info
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No, I don't have a problem. I just edit large files videos), and play a lot of games. I also have another computer just for programming (C++, x86 ASM, and a few Linux Dist.). But the computer with four HD's has two OSes (BeOS and Linux-Mandrake) with BeOS doing most of the Video stuff and Linux handling my server. Finally it is 4 10GB hardrives.

MacOS X will change everyones view on Macs, so don't worry about it.

     31 October 1999, 20:12 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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Okay, I was just angry. I know I use a bunch of zip and jaz disks thats the only reason I have so much free space. Plus I only have one big file I am working on well folder which is a game I am tring to make.

     31 October 1999, 22:54 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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Wait I thought you said it was 1 GHZ. ah ha I think we found an actual fibber.

A NOTICE TO PEOPLE WHO PASSED THIS AND HIS 1GHZ COMMENT PLEASE READ THIS.....

     3 November 1999, 01:18 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
h4X0r  Account Info
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Umm No, I never said I had a 1 GHz Athalon. That's impossible anyways, even being refigerated. Anyones who says otherwise is full of shit. You would burn you processor in one comparison or addition.

     3 November 1999, 06:37 GMT

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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I'm sorry I ment barich said that. Look above.

     3 November 1999, 23:50 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Erich Oelschlegel  Account Info
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A normal heatsync on a Pentium only cools it faster by a small degree. The internal fan does the rest. Pentiums produce a lot of excess heat from processing data. The safest overclocking setting on a PIII is only about 100 MHz, and that's if you have an extra fan in the base. On the Athlon, however, the refrigeration system actually chills the processor, rather than fans it, which enables much higher speeds to be acheived. More on this later...gotta get to class!

~ferich

     4 November 1999, 15:18 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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He actually said something of use to me (not a flame). Someone overclocked a celeron to the fastest speed of a PIII that was like 300mhz. His computer works perfectly fine. All he needs to do if find a way to put internal cache into it. The celeron is a PII without internal cache. Something useful to some of you learning technichans(probly misspelled).

     5 November 1999, 03:25 GMT


Re: Re: What The...
Aaron Boice  Account Info

I think that since the 83+ has a large user base or potential user base due to the hordes of high school students, TI was just trying to satisfy the largest chunk at once. My guess is the 89/92+ won't have and SDK in the near future due to the fact that they are far superior to the lowly 83+(hey I only own the 83+, but come on, lets be realistic here) The 89/92+ are so much powerful and have so many programs already that there isn't such a driving need for the SDK technology. Just my thoughts.

     6 November 1999, 07:55 GMT


Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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I just noticed that you said the ti 82 is better. If you belive that you must be on crack. There is not one feature the ti 82 has that the 83 plus does not. The 83 plus has more and better features. Anyway you need to stop drinking and typing, go fuck a cow, and stop cutting everything I have down. whats next your going to cut down my zenith vcr down.

Arrrrr, I wish there were more people that understood steve jobs about his system and actuall have an open mind. Don't you know when you cut down the mac you are killing me slowly. I once used my mac text to speach extention to talk on the phone and fool someone. This is also why I like ATI graphics cards better than voodoo. I like to think and be diffrent. Remember apples modo Think Diffrent.

I have never cut down another system until someone cuts down any os. The only system I don't think I have is BeOS.

Anyway will all mac fans come foward and fight in the war of the platforms. This will be Platform wars I.
<flamebait>Any starwars freaks out there If so this is flame bait and I would just like to cause a war between starwars and startrek. Rember "Luke I am your mother" or "ho ho ho, I'm Guva the Butt" </flamebait>

Flames are fun. Now hurry up and flame me. I need something to do with my spare time.

P.S. This comment is way off target. This was about the SDK not pc's or dragging stupid space shows into this. Hurry flame me before I come up with some really offenseive flamebait.

     31 October 1999, 02:37 GMT

Re: Re: What The...
yoshii hiro  Account Info

damn man, you just lost all our credibility with that star wars watchamacallit. By the way, mac os rules.(although i heard from a respectable source that linex is pretty good, I've never used it.) they do have linex for mac, you know. Ti-89 rules, ti-83 and 83p are better than the 82. we need more people porting existing games. these are random comments cause I'm bored. another word for random is entropic. entropy is most commonly used to describe the behavior of energy in a closed situation. electricity is one type of energy. your calculator runs on electricity. my calculator is better than your calculator. I connect to my calculator using a mac. my mac is better than your pc.

that must have been really anoying. I write essays like that for my junior lit. class. they get A's =P

     31 October 1999, 03:48 GMT


Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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Sorry everyone I insulted (who did not insult the mac, my pc, or my calculator, I do not like starwars but I was just angry that day. Sorry :(

     31 October 1999, 22:57 GMT

Re: Re: What The...
h4X0r  Account Info
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Yeah my TI-82 is better. It doesn't crash every time I play a game. Want to know why? 'Cause CrASH has a neato uncrashable keyboard handler and other cool stuff like that. Also its name is similar to BASH, SH, ZSH, CSH, TCSH, KSH and other cool Unix shells (BASH is my favorite). Also I dont fuck cows, I kill them and eat them. By the way "Think Different" is a good moto (not modo) I aggree. But ATI cards do suck, and Voodoo or nVidia (GeForce256, drool...) card is so much better. You have to try BeOS it rocks. Finally I don't care about Star Wars or Star Trek so I wont flame you for that.

     31 October 1999, 22:41 GMT


Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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No the 82 sucks ass, You do fuck cows to death and eat them, thanks for correcting my spelling, ATI cards are better than the FUCKEY Voodoos that are too common. Voodoos suck ATI RULES, The only thing good about Voodoos is that they are more compatable but of course I always have my glide wrapper, I will try BeOS, and I was only flaming star wars because people need to flame be by mail not by comment.

     31 October 1999, 23:29 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
h4X0r  Account Info
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I don't like Voodoos! I like TNT2s and GeForce 256s (Both nVidia chipsets). I am still offended by your cow remarks. Also Matrox/Voodoo cards kick ass in Linux, and is the only reason I still hae a Voodoo II PCI. Anyways I did return your "flame" you sent to me by email so there.

     1 November 1999, 00:07 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
pikachu2  Account Info

Good if you are offended by his go fuck a cow remark. Ha ha.

--Pik, Pik,pika-chu
in otherwords bye.

     1 November 1999, 00:21 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
h4X0r  Account Info
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What the hell are you talking about? Get the hell off this site before I Poke-Beat the shit out of you. Pokemon is a stupid cnadyass show/card game/videogame for losers. Also what kind of loser makes his handle "pikachu2" and your candyass quote is wrong, pikachu says "Pika, Pika." So just think before you respond on someone elses behalf, or I'll shove you up a cow's ass.

     1 November 1999, 02:24 GMT

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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Shutup, I like pokemon too. Though I am not upsest like others. Pokemon is not for loosers. The game and show are good, its the cards I hate.

     2 November 1999, 00:38 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
barich Account Info
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How old are you, 5? I can't believe that you like Pokémon. I have not seen anyone older than twelve near anything involving Pokémon. And what is with the TV show? It looks like it was animated with your ATI card. It is about 10 fps!

     2 November 1999, 01:34 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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Just wanted to let you know
*I am 13
*I have seen up to a 15 year old like pokemon
*People watch shows because they like the story, they don't care about animation. ATI Would improve the show's animation
*What do you do sit there on your computer to critisize people and talk about graphics. Starwars graphics suck more than pokemon. Man the think looks like it was done with the first movie editing computer. It looks extra fake. It looks like paper moving across the screen most of the time.

To put it simpiler: SHUT UP.

     2 November 1999, 02:11 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
barich Account Info
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It was done in 1977. That was revolutionary at the time. It still is good looking, although I am sure you could do much better 3D animation with your Almighty Powerful ATI LT Pro that is impossibly inserted into your desktop and is even slower than the regular RagePro.

     2 November 1999, 02:53 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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Again
Let me tell you the story of why having COMPAQ setup your computer hardware. My graphics accellerator is A 3d Rage Pro compaq installed the wrong driver, does that make you happy. The driver is for a laptop but I have the desktop verson of the card. Since compaq does not give you the drivers on a disk you can't really fix it. So there I do have such a computer, don't tell me to give it up when you have never seen it. Hey, how do I know whats his name has a 1GHZ chip in his computer, I don't, I only have two pentium II's at 400 mhz on my computer. See everything I said is true, you just don't belive me because you are jellous that you have something less. Don't blame me that computers get out of date so fast, my PC is not even a year old and the being able to walk into a store and buy a game has almost ended. My one of my macs are a macintosh performa 631CD, with 8mb, 500mb of hard drive space, a 14.4k modem a 13 inch monitor a Color Style Writer 2400 a jaz 1GB a 2x CD rom inferred, and a few other old features. My other one is the best G3 you can get of course I don't have a G4, I lied about that one because I was tired of people bragging. Okay happy now you talked it out of me. Fine now what do you want me to do next, stop insulting people for making fun of my computers which is making fun of me, I won't do that.

     2 November 1999, 03:43 GMT

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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actually pikachu2 is right. YOu hate pokemon so how would you know these things.

     2 November 1999, 01:58 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
h4X0r  Account Info
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I hate Pokemon, true. However I love Anime. Since Pokemon can be considered semi-anime I watch it whenever I get a chance.

     2 November 1999, 04:05 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
meingts Account Info

I should write a Pokerap sometime. :P j/k

     2 November 1999, 06:17 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
(Web Page)

Write a Pikachu's Jukebox song.

     3 November 1999, 00:28 GMT


Re: Re: What The...
DWedit  Account Info
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Dude, don't dis TI82's, they have more RAM than a TI83(+), and can run *Joltima*. Also, they can fit joltima AND fast tunnel! The only advantages 83+ have over 82's is that they have archives and a few math features.

     1 November 1999, 00:04 GMT


Re: Re: Re: What The...
pikachu2  Account Info

83+ only has less ram because they have flash memory.

     1 November 1999, 00:22 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
h4X0r  Account Info
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Ohh Flash Memory! Yeah my TI-89 and 92+ both have more Flash memory than your gay, ugly, slow TI-83+. In fact they have more plain memory than you have Flash memory. Also TI-82's kick the crap out of TI-83+ anyday.

     1 November 1999, 02:26 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
Etec Account Info
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Shutup mr. I want to act superrior to others about stupid calculators that seem to be advanced. The ti 83+ is not slow unless it is a basic program. Try some asm programs, some run too fast anyway.

     2 November 1999, 00:40 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What The...
h4X0r  Account Info
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"seem to be advanced" What the hell? TI-89's *ARE* more advabnced than TI-83+. Also *EVERYTHING* is slow on a TI-83+ after you've used a TI-89, sorry.

     2 November 1999, 04:10 GMT

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