Re: A82: Calc Broken??? Games Cancelled/Delayed???
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Re: A82: Calc Broken??? Games Cancelled/Delayed???
In a message dated 98-01-20 00:36:02 EST, you write:
> DISASTER!
> On Saturday, I started to work at fixing a bug in the highscores
> table in Galaxian 82. The game asks for you to enter your name. Instead
> of then displaying the highscores table, it exits to the CrASH
> homescreen. Then after exiting CrASH, an invalid dim error was displayed
> and my calculator immediately crashed. When I took the batteries out and
> put them back in, all I got when I turned the calc on was a black screen.
> None of the buttons have any effect. I took out and reinserted the
> lithium battery to no avail. I think my calculator maybe broken for good.
> If anyone else has ever gotten a problem where the screen is dark and
> none of the buttons work, then please post or email me how you fixed your
> calc. If no one has ever caused their calc to permanently lock up, then I
> may be the first person to find a bug that will permanently disable a
> calculator. I have yet to call the ti helpline. It may be a very long
> time before I will have constant and immediate access to a calculator.
> But who really cares about someone completely screwing up his
> calculator? What this posting is really about is the status of my three
> TI-82 gaming projects. All of my projects have been severely delayed. My
> main project and focus is Galaxian 82. I know I am a fool for continuing
> the project after it ruined my calc, but hopefully the crashing of my
> calc is just coincidental with something inside the calc breaking. If not
> I will probably screw up someone else's calculator and lose a friend. I
> have a new strategy for the release of this game. I am going to release
> as I work. The first version will be released tomorrow. It will have no
> extras thrown in, but it won't crash your calc. It will be named Galaxian
> 0.2 Demo. I hope to release a new demo every week until Galaxian 1.0.
> When I release Galaxian 1.0, I will release the source. I am sorry, but
> the last extra I will implement will be the highscores because it caused
> by calc to screw up. I am asking that the people who write reviews for
> ticalc.org and the TI-Philes not write reviews for my demos. My 2nd
> gaming project is Orzunoid. I will release version 3.2 later this week.
> After that I do not know how long it will be before I update it. My 3rd
> project was a port of Duckhunt 83z to the TI-82. Unfortunately now
> without a calc, I do not have much time to program so in order to finish
> Galaxian and Orzunoid I am scrapping this project midway in development.
> Someone else should port it because it is definitely a fun game(???Ilya,
> you have more experience on making 83 ports than anybody).
> So don't expect rapid progress on a finished Galaxian due to my
> calculator breaking, but expect it eventually. Sorry for the length of
> my post.
> Evil Sam
tried the contrast? I dunno what might have happened. Try leaving your batts
out for a day or so (all of 'em) and see what happens when you come back
~Adamman