nice job, the newsletter was in a good format. Just one tip, tell the reader it's humor AFTER they are done reading it. Otherwise, good job.

Pardon my stupidity but...
Is there a link to this newsletter?

At this point it is only available through e-mail and the eBook links, but I'll ask Magnus to post it on the newsletter page first thing in the morning.

That's cool.. I don't have an 89 or 92+.. all I have is 83/83+ so if it was on the website, that would be nice so I could sample it and see what it's all about!!

Someone should make a eBook reader for the 83+ as an app. Then, the 83+ community could enjoy the 1337 n3rdin355 of The Ticalc.org newsletter on a calc.

or the 83+ community can cough up a bit of dough and BUY 89s!

Hey now, just because you just bought one.....

I saw they buy v200's :-)

Aww... only an 83+ :(
What format are the eBooks? Are they basically just a long text string, or do they have other stuff like pictures (like Flash Cards)?

the 89 can have files with different extensions, similar to a computer. it's a ebk file (on-calc) or a .89y file on comp.

They're compressed text with a title picture in grayscale, also compressed. The individual chapters are individually compressed to speed access to a given chapter. (does that make sense? i can't tell)

It does when you actually read an e-book.

-W-

But what do you use to open EBK files?

At http://tict.ticalc.org, you will find the TICT ebook reader. It is really easy to use. All that you need is it and an ebook, and you are set.

-W-

Thanks, I just downloaded it, and the program is great! :)

But you don't have an 89. Or are you using VIT?

-W-

"Or are you using VIT?"

Uh oh... sounds like you're gonna start another one of those threads where they refer to TI as "IT", and then say scary and ominous things. :oÞ

Christ!

Sorry, my mistake. Let me try that again.

But you don't have an 89. Or are you using VTI?

-W-

I think it is already possible. All we need to do is get the archivers to make the newsletter compatable with the NoteFolio app and we can read it from there. Is it possible to create the appvar from the computer and send it to NoteFolio, or does it need to be created on the calculator?

Does that app need to be bought? Or is it free?

Notefolio is free, and I'm fairly certain that you can create the appvar on the computer. If you can, and there's not a size limit or anything, I'll look into it for next month.

The appvar, as you put it, is the file read by NoteFolio? If it is the only size limit will be 64KB. I can't remember but when you make one on the computer there is a bar that shows its size relative to 64KB. I hope this comment doesn't ruin anything. BTW I would recomend looking into the functionality of StudyCards too.

I had thought about StudyCards, but it seemed like it wouldn't work. I will, however, look into Notefolio.

Actually, the study card thing _could_ work, but it would be really weird. You could set it up as the flip over answers, except have the text on each side. It would be awkward reading the article in a quiz, but it could be done :)

You're right, Notefolio sounds like a better choice... did they ever release that for the TI-83+, or are they still making it?

It was for the 83+ - it's what the TI-Keyboard uses, methinks...

What I need to do is write a PIC program that converts PS2 data from a keyboard to the SLP used on the calcs - use a PS2 keyboard in the OS!

Why don't they just post it in a program format?

PRGM:NEWSLETT
:Stop
:Text...
...
...
...
...
...

It wouldn't be hard at all, just a few seconds of copy+paste in TI-Graph Link... In fact, you could do that for any model, 73, 82, 83, 83+...

that would still kinda be hard to read on a screen only 16 characters wide. Maybe do it in Nifty for the 83+?

That's true, 16-character display is annoying... what's Nifty? Is it a small-sized-text reading program for the TI-83/+? Does it do text wrapping? That would also make it easier to read.

Yes, that is what it is. Text can be programmed in basic, with a variety of formats. Actually, I think that there is only one, inverse text.

-W-

You can download the ebook one and use ttunebk to convert it to ASCII... it's on tict.ticalc.org