Dude, I am the best BASIC programmer there is. I am much more suited to asm, but I hardly know it.

Anyways, none of those links load; how can I join in?
My program will kick butt!

"Dude, I am the best BASIC programmer there is."

LOL, bragging about BASIC is funny.

So you know, it is IMPOSIBLE to make it work across a link for a BASIC program, since GetKey ONLY works when the other calc is NOT busy. I have heard about the whole Pause/wait thing, but that never works!

Eh, right, real-time linking in BASIC doesn't work. So, I just wouldn't worry about that, then. If you really want two-player mode (which is a big plus), use ASM.

Or (for two player) use different keys on the same calc. That would be rather annoying, but still two player. I think a nice feature of these programs would be to create an AI that isnt just guessing or following the ball. (Not hard in BASIC, but could be a challenge in ASM.)

the only problem with 2 player basic games is that if both players try to press a key at once, then neither key works.

er.. i dont do BASIC to much any more, and never did two player stuff. (AI is more intresting.) Most of the stuff was less worthy of ticalc than the rest of my BASIC programs _and_ the entire BASIC math program directory together.

Well, it works on the 89, that's how I got CalcChat to work. Well, it works when you're in a

:While k=0 and getType(msg)="NONE"
:getKey()->k
:EndWhile

loop. Just do

:Try
:SendChat msg
:Else
:Text "Transmission Error"
:EndTry

on the other calculator.

Sorry, I was talking about the TI-82/83/83+/83+SE/84+/84+SE-type calculators.

I don't think the Pause/wait thing works on those calculators, does it?

not for real time

it's due to try 83 son't have it

WHY do you want a PONG GAME??? geez. what's so good about PONG? all you do is reflect the ball with a bar that you move around. is that supposed to be fun? no. there's a game called "GAY" and it is the exact same thing as PONG. you know why they named it GAY? because PONG IS GAY!! in my opinion, i don't really like PONG. and if anyone talks to me about it, i'm going to say "*click*" to you.

I don't like pong.

"*click*"? Don't you mean, "*beep*"?

btw, see above thread.

like said many times before, the whole point of our comp is to bring some new element to it. if everyone made the exact same game, and we all had simple, one-paddled, bounce-the-ball-against-the-wall games, it wouldn't be any fun. instead, you get to be creative and make something new that maybe hasn't been seen before.

Exactly what I'm doing...

Be quiet, trolls.

Cheers,
-RCTParRoThEaD: Zero Tolerance for Idiots

I didn't know pong had a sexual preference. This is news to me. And what is the significance of saying "*click*" to someone?

It could be a reference to any number of electronic conversation stoppers, such as hanging up the phone or blocking someone on aim or sending an email virus or anything else. But it doesnt seem very threatening to me. BTW pong can be fun if cool features are added. You can look at an above post of mine for my ideas, but i just got another. It would be most effective in link play, and you make some sort of powerup that causes the contrast on the other person's calc to go up or down and obscure vision. Pong with multiple balls would be fun too.

No, its the noice a led makes when u apply 16V to it. Anyways, u kno how electronics stop working? The smoke makes them not work. So just dont let the smoke come out and they'll keep working. (If u plan on overclocking ur comp, gently lower it into a cold bath of water. It'll stop the smoke).

FOR ALL YEE N00BS OUT THER... DONT TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY!! or ull be really sorry...

Huh? *pulls computer out of the bath tub*

You mean that was a joke? Oh...well then i guess thats $1,500 wasted again. I knew i should stop trusting ticalc for advice. Im going to go see my therapist now...

how the hell does a comp cost 1500? canadian? pesos? what currency? my comp (im buildin it) is only 700 sumthin US (see link) and its made of pretty good parts...

"*click*" = drag someone's head using your hand towards your nuts and say *click*. ooooooh

deez nuts in your mouth. (that's what it's for)

LOL! I guess none of you get it. Don't worry about it too much. It's not a big deal anyway.

i got the joke