Re: A86: very very odd

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: very very odd
From: Robby Gutmann <gutmann@planet-connect.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 20:03:51 -0600
In-Reply-To: <000401bd3a7d$80b042c0$abc5ffd0@matt.buttlick.com>
Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org


>They are probably afraid if too much documentation is released, some
>competitor might snatch it up and develop there own calcs. Its almost like
>when IBM gave away their schematics for the 80x86 or whatever.  On one side
>many programmers starting programming for the XT, on the other side the
>engineers started developing clones of the XT

that makes sense, a little bit, with a stretch.

> They also may want to slow down the release of emulators. If they can delay
>having
>emulators being created then the TI assembly programmers will buy the
>calculators
>instead of using the emulators.

that, however, is a bit too much.
like was previously mentioned on this thread, most people buy these calcs,
and TI released them, to be educational tools.  if ppl want a calculator,
they'll buy them.  i seriously doubt enough ppl DONT buy a ti-86
specifically because they downloaded an emulator to even show up on ti's
balance sheets.

>I can think of more reasons

id like to hear them.

Robby Gutmann
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Re: A86: very very odd

From: "Matt2000" <matt2000@gte.net>