Re: Programming Challenge

To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: Programming Challenge
From: Chris Pletcher <sbcp@TDO.INFI.NET>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 21:35:02 -0400
Reply-To: Chris Pletcher <sbcp@TDO.INFI.NET>
Why the HELL would you do 24-bit colour images for games that are only in
two colours?!?!

At 00:25 01-10-98 -0700, jonathanchum@MINDSPRING.COM wrote:
>Well there is one true headquarters for the Hp calculators (hpcalc.org) just
>ticalc.org. Anyway, isn't it logical to think that since there is more
>people using TI calcs than Hp,  alot of  people don't know about ticalc.org
>and ti-files and instead visit the regular homepages that comes up when they
>do a search for TI related sites? Plus, the site we built was made for the
>TI-85 community not the entire TI community. Therefore, there was more
>features than at ticalc.org. Back then no screen shots were available for
>the TI programs. We developed 24-bit jpeg images for each game on the TI-85!
>Next we added descriptions of the program such as game play and sometimes a
>brief instruction for it. Also there was forums and chatrooms. Information
>on the developer of the program was also too available.
>
>Now ticalc.org has basically did what we have done such as adding screen
>shots and information on the program and developer. The TI Archive should do
>well, because I have added the site to many different search engines. Around
>50 I think. As for the HP site, I have never even got around adding the site
>to search engines.
>
>I do not spam people! All that I do is add a signature to posts and e-mails
>and people do pay attention to it, because according to my HP site trackers,
>about 3/4 of the visitors are coming from the newsgroup and e-mails. So far
>16 of the 900 people visiting are from search engines primary Infoseek and
>Altavista.
>Every single time I post something on this newsgroup related to TI products,
>many don't respond or have something nasty to say. It's like the people who
>posts on this newsgroup think they rule this newsgroup. That's probably why
>ya'll get spam so much. Here at the Hp48 newsgroup, we hardly get spammed,
>and the users are much more friendlier in my opinion. That's probably why
>many GA Tech students carry around Hp's and not TI...
>
>In Kindest Regards,
>Jonathan Chum
>_________________
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>http://hpfx.webjump.com
>Hp48 F/X -- "Realities begin here"
>
>
>
>Ray Kremer wrote in message ...
>>Guess why your TI site "failed".  Everybody goes to ticalc.org or the
>>TI-Files for programs and stuff.  Most of the other TI webpages
>>are there for the amusement of their owners only.  Advertising?  Like
>>anybody pays attention to spam.
>>On the other hand, the less popular (admit it) HP calculators don't have
>>quite as many websites, so each one gets a larger marketshare (hitshare?).
>>Frankly, I'm happy for you that you have a much visited HP calc site, but
>>you shouldn't be surprised that your non-unique TI site, one of hundreds
>>on the web, was ignored.
>>
>>>Bias? Bias?
>>>I created a site a month ago called the TI Archive
>>>(http://tiarchive.ml.org/tiarchive) which listed all the TI-85 programs
>ever
>>>developed on the TI-85 with screen shots. After much advertising, it was
>not
>>>a success, because I only got less than 600 hits with half of it coming
>from
>>>me visiting the site to update the site on a regular basis. Now it is
>>>discontinued to the lack of support from TI-85 users. Plus I had 5 guys to
>>>help me on it! I have decided to create the site dedicated just to Hp48
>game
>>>programming which is NOT an archive of all the Hp48 programs. So far I
>have
>>>gotten about 900 hits. I didn't have the time to update it, so about 25
>hits
>>>came from myself. Also I have added a tracker to both sites just to see
>what
>>>parts of the world everyone is coming from and most TI users come from N.
>>>America and little from Europe. Hardly any else where as compared to the
>>>Hp48 where many are from N. America, half from Europe, and about a sixth
>>>from elsewhere. It's kind of sad though.
>
>
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