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Re: A86: Theory question [i think its about time we....]


for the same reason that I am learning asm.  for school.. can we 
please get back to the asm. talk and less about the therories of 
battery consumption and theories as to why TI is being supportive of 
the games.. this group is on ASSEMBLY PROGRAMMING...

Jason

>From the desk of ZeromusMog@aol.com <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>. 
 At 22:39 ZeromusMog@aol.com wrote: 

> 
> In a message dated 5/12/99 12:33:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> david@acz.org writes:
> 
> > Seriously, guys, this is a CALCULATOR!!!  These things are designed for
> >  doing math, NOT playing games!  I would surmise that even now, no more
> >  than 50% of people who actively use TI graphing calcs even know about
> >  the capability to play games.  Much less do they care about programming
> >  for them.  I would doubt that even 0.01% have ever tried to program a
> >  TI calc 
> in
> >  assembly.  Why would TI waste all that money (every part that adds a
> >  penny to the cost of a product, multiply that by a million or so and
> >  you'll see how quickly it adds up...that's why PC hardware like sound
> >  cards suck so badly) when people will never use it?
> 
> I beg to differ. I don't know HOW many people have bought a calculator
> just because they saw someone with games on it. Heck, I only became
> interested in calcs when I was messing around with one of the class's 82s
> and realized that they were programmable. I had no idea how, although I
> knew quite a bit of BASIC and I tried to figure everything out. I got an
> 85 next Christmas.
> 
> I made some interesting BASIC stuff, as I didn't have a graph link for
> about a month, and even then it took me like 6 months to get the Q#$(%*#$
> thing to work. But the point of this story is that even with just my
> stupid BASIC games, (our favorite was a stock market one) a friend of mine
> became really interested, and only bought it just to play my games.
> Another friend of mine, who had about 110% in every one of his classes,
> got one probably just because I had one.
> 
> The point of this long story is that a LARGE portion of graphing calcultor
> sales is because of games- more than we realize, and I think that TI knows
> that. They are more supportive than most organizations in helping people
> do something that is not the intent of the hardware most likely because
> they realize that these games sell calculators.
> 
> Although it might cost a few thousand dollars to insert some components
> that might cost a slight bit more, it could be to their advangage. A
> powerful math calculator that is also known for having some of the most
> fun multiplayer games available would definately boost sales to far
> surpass the cost of these minor upgrades. Not only that, but if this
> multi-calc network is found to have other uses (which it inveitably will
> if it is used enough), there could be some powerful uses for applications.
> 
> Next time you start thining, "It's only a damn calculator," think again.
> TI is not against the gaming thing, and if they are, they are out of their
> mind. Now, honestly, why did you buy your calcultor?
> 
> 


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