[A83] Re: Color Calculators
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[A83] Re: Color Calculators
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> speaking of discoveries, how's the calcos hack progressing?
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You could read the DS forum (slightly over 200 posts) at
http://www.detachedsolutions.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=240&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0. The
alternative
is reading the short version, two lines down ;)
Basically, the calc should only accept a new OS after the
verification of a digital signature, but Michael found a way
to make it load any OS.
There were two projects, one an entirely new OS, written
from scratch by Michael Vincent, the other was a hack, a
modified version of the real TI-OS. Somehow TI found out
about the latter and got a bit angry; their legal department
sent Michael a mail telling him to forget about it.
If Michael would release his OS, he'd have to tell the world
how to load it. After that, loading a "patched" OS would be
relatively easy. Even if Michael's "OS from scratch"-project
isn't illegal, patching an official (copyrighted) rom *is*. TI
won't let Michael release his (legal) OS, afraid that it would
trigger the release of illegal roms.
Long story even shorter: it's discontinued, probably forever.
Hope this shed some light,
Rob van Wijk
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