Re: A83: Digital Assignment Book: CAN IT BE DONE?
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Re: A83: Digital Assignment Book: CAN IT BE DONE?
Yep. Not to mention all those small calendars that people use, that have the
obvious advantage of not flushing a "Mem cleared" right up your head the day
before an exam.
Linus
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On 14-Feb-99, Scott Dial (homosapian@geocities.com) wrote:
>There is thing called... ummm, I forget... umm, MEMORY!!! Your head is
>there for a reason other for looks.
>ALURGEE@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> ------------
>> BEGIN MESSAGE HERE
>> REPLY TO: SDSW@usa.net
>>
>> PROGRAM IDEA:
>> DIGITAL ASSIGNMENT BOOK: FOR THE TI-83
>> "Keep track of ALL your assignments. Never again hand homework in late or
>> forget about a test/quiz/assignment!"
>>
>> ABOUT/DESCRIPTION:
>> This is what I have in mind:
>> On the main screen, you choose from a list of 6 (hopefully more) classes:
>> [CLASS] [ASSIGNMENTS PENDING] [EARLIEST DUE DATE] [GRADE]
>> 1. History 7 2/14/99
>> 89.3
>> 2. English 3 2/15/99
>> 98.9
>> 3. Math 2 2/18/99
>> 84.8
>> 4. Science 5 2/19/99
>> 74.3
>> 5. Latin 8 2/11/99
>> 91.0
>> 6. OTHER 2 2/31/99
>> 86.1
>>
>> Then, you are asked to choose a from a list of types of assignments:
>> WHAT IS THE ASSIGNMENT TYPE:
>> 1. homework
>> 2. quiz
>> 3. test,
>> 4. oral report
>> 5. research paper
>> 6. essay
>> 7. lab
>> 8. other
>>
>> Next you then input a name (used as the identifying description) for the
>> assignment and the respective due date.
>>
>> All the assignment are stored in the order of their respective due date.
>>
>> If possible, there should be, built into the program:
>> A calendar: keep track of long term assignments visually. (I already have a
>> TI-Basic program- for the 83!)
>> A date to calendar day: Help remember the weekday of the assignment due.
>(I
>> have two, very good, versions in TI-BASIC. Again, both are for the TI-83)
>> A gradebook: keep track of the grades for each of the classed. (I already
>> have an outstanding program written in TI-BASIC for the TI82. However, I
>have
>> ported this program to the TI-83)
>>
>> NOW, THE CHALLENGE!
>> That's a very rough draft of what the program should have...I am sure there
>> are many others on the ti-basic and ti-assembly mailing lists who are
>> interested/have attempted to make such a program. Before we begin coding,
>we
>> must ask the public for what their dream digital assignment book should
>have.
>>
>> I personally have attempted, with my very limited knowledge of ti-basic, to
>> make the program described above. However, the file quickly reached about
>> 4,000 bytes - with little end in sight. I am aware that programs written
in
>> Assembly are much more efficient and compact - and most importantly this
>> programming language provides the means for a better graphical user
>interface.
>>
>> With all that in mind perhaps it would be best to approach the programming
>of
>> this revolutionary program using ASM.
>>
>> As those who are daily readers of this message board know, I have
absolutely
>> NO knowledge of ASM, so I am not qualified to do any programming. I do,
>> however, have many ideas for this program, and I have a personal goal of
>> owning a copy of this program by January 1, 2000 (yes - it really is that
>> close to the millennium!).
>>
>> If approached and done correctly, this program has unlimited potential for
>> success. Demographically, the overwhelming majority of TI83 (and TI82
users
>-
>> the calculators are fairly compatible) are high school/college students.
>> Remember: ALL students have assignments! Just by the very nature of the
>> calculator's users, this program already has an outstandingly large user
>base
>> (hmmexactly how many TI83/82 calculators exist?! Thousands? Millions?)
>>
>> With the complexity of such a program, and the problem of code efficiently
>and
>> size, the best approach to completing this program is to do so via a
>> collective project, by the most elite programmers. Only through
>co-operative
>> programming can we write this program in a reasonable amount of time, and
>> create a program like non-other!
>>
>> I am willing to organize a group (excuse the lack of better noun) of
>> programmers with similar interests, and most importantly advanced
>programming
>> capability.
>>
>> I AM CALLING ON EVERY PROGRAMMER WITH ASM ABILITY, AND INTEREST IN THIS
>> PROJECT, TO EMAIL ME [SDSW@usa.net] AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>>
>> Let's work together, and create the best, most useful, program ever written
>> for the TI83/82
>>
>> Please send all emails directly (and promptly) to:
>> SDSW@usa.net.
>>
>> If you are interested in seeing such a program, but are not capable of
>> personally taking part in the writing part of the project, please help by
>> distributing this message to message
>> boards/discussions/webpages/newsletters/etc.
>>
>> Note: www.ticalc.org is THE portal site for TI-Programming...let's try to
>> spead this message to that site!
>>
>> Remember: The more programmers who are aware of this project, the sooner
>this
>> program will be completed!
>>
>> END MESSAGE
>> ----------------------------------------
>>
>> In a message dated 2/10/99 8:21:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>jody1@alaska.net
>> writes:
>>
>> >
>> > I wouldn't mind writing a program like this. Is there anything specific
>> > that you wanted it to do. Like, how do you want the thing layed out -
>> > anything like that.
>> >
>> > Jody Snider
>> > jody1@alaska.net
>> >
>--
>Scott "_Wrath_" Dial
>homosapian@geocities.com
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>http://www.geocities.com/~homosapian/
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