By emulator you mean the Nspire Student Software right?
I don't know how it would be possible to install it on a flash drive, but I don't see much of a purpose - Goplat's emulator is perfectly fine for me.

<...>

I have to say, I really was surprised by how well the Prizm handles
compared to TI calculators. There are a lot of functions and tools
that are more readily available on the Prizm than on a TI calculator.

Something I'd like to suggest however, is perhaps the inclusion of
some of your programming capabilities. There is a surprisingly big
community behind developing for these calculators, as you've probably
seen with sites like Cemetech. Furthermore, it would also serve to get
students taking your course to learn programming topics and ideas,
which can be very helpful in mathematics and beyond. Nowadays, there
aren't many opportunities for students to get introduced to
programming, and that could be cause for some concern. TI calculators
used to counteract that. Many students were introduced to programming
through TI Basic. However, with recent developments regarding the
Nspire and Ndless, TI has shown that they have more or less forsaken
that role. From what I know about Casio, you guys don't want to
suppress that. All I can really say is, capitalize on that.
Advertising that your product has excellent programming capabilities
is definitely a plus. (You could also think of it this way. If we
can get Doom, video players, and Gameboy color emulators on a platform
that TI does its hardest to lock down, just think about what could be
developed for a platform that embraces advanced, low level
programming)

(^If that sounds incomprehensible, forgive me, I'm way too tired. lol)

Thank you.

<...>

 You are not the first to mention programming and we are
investigating the possibility but I am in no position to comment on the
likelihood of that happening.

Thank you for your response to my comments. It's nice to hear that
Casio is actively looking into the possibility. I hope for the best.

Hello again,

My investigation was very quickly cut short.  I have been instructed to respond (and I quote): "Casio does not have a plan to release SDK for PRIZM"

That doesn't mean that I and a few others won't keep suggesting it or trying alternate ideas; but R&D is concerned with inappropriate use.

We will continue to hope for the best.

Ok, I under stand the means to keep the calculator appropriate for
schools. Personally, in my own opinion there wouldn't need to be a
proper SDK released for future calculators. I think many people would
like to see perhaps just the ability to run more powerful languages on
calc, or to see a beefed up version of CasioBasic. Although that might
be the same as an SDK now that I think about it. :S However, something
that could be suggested, is improving the performance of CasioBasic as
well as, perhaps, making it closer to OO languages seen all around
today. I know that, since I stated programming with TI Basic, while it
whetted my appetite for programming, it severely hurt my ability to
transition into computer languages like C/C++... Luckily I managed to
catch on and now I'm working towards a Bachelors Degree in Computer
Science. However, others might not be able to catch on like I did and
because Basic is so different from modern languages, it can hurt their
understanding. So moving towards a more OO paradigm can help a lot.
Also, I wonder if CasioBasic could ever be modified to be compiled
rather than interpreted. Steps would have to be taken to ensure it
can't hurt the calc, but from what I've seen with Axe and Grammar
(although Grammar is interpreted) it's a very popular choice, and it
can speed up the language dramatically.

I also know that a lot of people chafe sometimes at the memory
capacity of calculators. There have been some quite large applications
developed for previous products that have forced some users to remove
other applications due to space requirements. I know that RAM is
relatively cheap nowadays (I can get a 1 Terabyte 3.0 USB Portable
Hard Drive for about $130 off of newegg) So I know that increased
memory storage could possibly be a viable option that would go well in
your favor.
Although that's just my idea... I've always wondered what it would be
like if there were to be a device meant specifically for developers
that would allow them to program and work on code on the go. Now quite
a miniature computer, but not just a cheap toy. But I digress.

Hopefully, at the very least, future products don't completely forsake
the programming capabilities. TI did that with the Nspire series and
it hurt them quite badly.

Thanks for looking into it, I appreciate it.

Very good suggestions, <>.  I think the best hope is that we'll somehow improve the programming feature set.  I have some programming background and am familiar with C++, Java and Python and I agree that the existing Basic functionality is tough to return to.

When we are working on the next iteration of our technology we'll see what we can do!

Thanks!

Quote

2. Catalog Help: An absolutely fabulous idea -- I don't make these decisions, but I'm going to push for this one.

These CASIO guys are funny. They had a Catalog Help implemented on the fx-9860 slim and dropped the idea with the following systems.