Wha? This was originally released way back in January?

Um look in recent files section. Although in the readme it says it was made in January.But he probally didnt load it. The released one prior this was .5 or .5b. Um one thing though, I wonder why the file description says full mirage and ion support yet here it says partial and so does the readme. I so badly want to run Rigview with crunchy for some reason. Meh. Im too demanding but i think it would be cool if custimizable GUI's could be availible like for mirage.

This extremely late release is an example of heavy procrastination. It was ready to release way back in Feburary, but for some reason I delayed until I saw it on the ballot for POTY.

Nice app. What is with the Chu Chu Rocket?

I think it's to show that it's possible to combine programs into the APP.

Oops, did I accidently leave that in the app?

Hey DWedit

Could you load a version of CrOS WITHOUT ChuChu Rocket? And could you build in a (un)archive, (un)lock and delete option in 0.7 or so? Then it'll be great!

Well if you dont want Chu Chu Rocket that bad you could just run the builder without programs in it and it will give you a normal chu chu free crunchyos. But please think of the mice! Will no one think of the mice!?

I have made a coule of 'versions' of CrOS: Without any programs, and a version with Gemini, Fire Track 2, Phoenix 3.1 and Snake2 1.6. They're all very large progs, so 'my' CrOS is now about 50 kB! (sorry to the mice... ;-) )

A great adavntage is when your calc crashes, al the data is still stored in the archived AppVars! No more lost programs and higscores.

Oops! My typing is still bad...

And my English too, I'm Dutch you see...

I guess Kaaiman (my nick) is unpronounceable for most people...

Yeah well thats ok. Sometimes my english is messed up. (Im Filipino). At least Its not engrish we are speaking here.

"Crunchy"? That's my least favorite M&M variety! No, that would be peanut, crunchy is my second least favorite.

If the features and prgm manager of MirageOS were combined with the compression and archive routines is CrunchyOS it would be MiraclOS!!! :-D

Really...they're both great shells... :-)

^quote^ MiraclOS!!! ^/quote^

Or it could be "Miracles"...

Yeah, but it's still an OS... uhm not exactly, it's a shell... :S

this is an awesome program! i especially like the program compression (ie more games :D )

it seems to work nicely enough with my ion graphics programs too

right now there's a calc graphics competition going on (click website link above), for pictures drawn for the ti calculators, original artwork

i like to make my graphics in assembly now, since the os seems to compact them to such a tiny filesize. Seems more efficient than built-in pic support

Okay, it seems that people are getting the mistaken impression that the shell is compressing programs... It isn't. It only runs compressed programs that have been written for the shell, as well as standard uncompressed Ion and MirageOS programs.

I will be porting a bunch of programs to the shell soon, so that the users will have a bunch of compressed programs to use with the shell.

That Crunchy Builder, is it possible to store programs on-calc in CrOS or do you have asm acknowledge to build the progs in on the pc?

yes you can pack programs, games etc. with the app itself.

But how? I tried all keys, but never appeared any text with 'Builder'...

And I haven't found documentation about it... :-( "DWedit, could you please grab your pen?!"

Stupid me... I didn't see the CrunchyOS Builder in the directory...

Well, it's really fantastic! I packed Gemini, Phoenix 3.1 and Fire Track 2 in it. No more hidden programs or a very long program list. It's all in the App! :-D

I thought you could only do it with the builder on the computer file and not in the app on the calc. It would be cool to pack it from the calc so please tell me how if it is possible.

you cna do it on the comp. not calc.
not possible to do on calc

m'kay. Thanks for clearing that up for me. *loads builder and attmnpts to load as many files as possible*

Before Christmas or after? In 2005?

he is currently doing it right now

Please port Phoenix 3.1 to CrOS!!! And Super Mario too!!!