Re: A85: The TI-85 is dead...


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Re: A85: The TI-85 is dead...



i do believe that information is available at mel's or the creators
homepage

tom mcnicholas
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From: Beta9 <themaxx@flash.net>
To: assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org
Date: Sunday, August 17, 1997 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: A85: The TI-85 is dead...

>ok...let me say something.. 1. the ti-85 is not dead, and possibly may
>just stay one of the leadin calcs around...the 86, to me is just another
>way to make money..  and 2. about the expanders and integration..  if u
>didnt already know, the chip that the expander is based on has been
>TOTALLY discontinued... no more making or sellin em...whatevers left is
>left...  ok...  this may be a BIG jump for me, but i am enrolled in an
>electronics course..  i am going to take the expander schematics to my
>professor tomorrow at skewl...  we'll sit down, analyze it, and
>hopefully come up with a substitution ...  if ANYONE has the information
>of the chip that was used in the Expander, PLEASE EMAIL it to me..  it
>is no longer available the manufacturers website...
>email:  themaxx@flash.net
>
>
>Jimmy Mårdell wrote:
>>
>> Patrick Sweeney wrote:
>> >
>> > I know I will be flamed forever, but I have to say, recently, that
the
>> > TI-85 has become stale.  People are more worried about converting to
>> > the 86, and working on the 82.  USGard hasen't even been touched (ie:
>> > repaired, improved, upgraded, enhanced, destroyed).
>>
>> Ah... be patient a few more days
>>
>> >  Also alot of
>> > people such as myslef are now left hanging with Expanders that aren't
>> > integrated into any OSs like the makers of USGard announced.
>> > WHat the HELL?
>>
>> It won't be integrated since that would make the shell unnecessary
>> bigger for those without expanders (which still are a clear majority).
>> Why do you need them integrated!? If the programmers only know how to
>> use the functions, it's enough.
>>
>> --
>> Jimmy Mårdell                   "We are the crown of creation
>> mailto:mja@algonet.se            we may do whatever we please
>> http://www.algonet.se/~mja       Fuck nature, man rules!"
>> IRC: Yarin                         Fuck Nature /Cat rapes dog
>