I'll be happy to write software for anybody (except microsoft, maybe).
Will program for food!

if a had a job dealing with calculators, i would develope a calc with a backlight for low light or no light conditions \m/^.^\m/

sounds like a good idea but even if you used LEDs they would take a considerable amount more of power than an LCD screen and your batteries would drain a lot faster. I think an external lighting unit would be the best solution. or maybe one internal LED would do the job

Modifications for current TI calculators already exist :)

id like to mod my ti83+ but there is an aluminum plate behind the lcd that is giving me problems. the glass for the lcd starts chiping when i try to remove it. any suggestions on how to remove it without breaking the lcd?

Yeah, I also had the same problem. I tried to remove the LCD from the thing and it also chipped a little bit. I also wanted to have a backlight on my 83+ and if that would work good I would probably put it on my 83+SE.

Because it IS possible to somehow seperate the LCD from the other part of the (glass, mirror, or whatever that is), I say that someone who has a lot of "Junkyard" calculators try removing it with the following ways:

1. Try heating it up with a hair dryer, that might loosen up the sticky stuff, making it easier to seperate.

2. Try using some kind of double-sided tape, and tape the LCD to a desk or something. Then, by appling same forces on all side, gently pull of the LCD.

Because those methods are risky, I suggest that one try doing that ONLY if they have a good supply of "parts" because the LCD MIGHT BREAK.

If anyone gets any solutions or ideas to the "taking off the LCD", let us know.

Thanks.

Calc developer.