Author Topic: Hello, I'm new! (Read 6640 times)

DJacid · « **on:** October 12, 2007, 04:43:00 pm »

Well, as you can see, my name is DJacid.
I use to program for my TI-83 plus back in highschool when I was bored in Pre-Calculus class. I made a pretty lengthy text based adventure.

I started programming when I was about 11 with a program I stumbled upon called Klik n Play. I used that until I "obtained" a copy of The Games Factory in 2000. I played around with Multi Media Fusion but thought it went too complex and also changed some things that did not need to be changed from TGF.

Recently, I have begun my journey into C++ programming.
I have made a nifty little program that calculates simple geometric equations such as areas of squares and rectangles.
I also am learning the GML of Game Maker 6.1 which I also "obtained".

It's been almost 8 years since I was 11 and found KnP and look at where I am now.

Anyways, that is a little background history on my programming skills. Don't know if that helps you guys know me better, but I thought ,"What the hey? Why not since I am new."

DJacid · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2007, 04:44:00 pm »

Oops, forgive me. I did not see the introductions section. Could a mod be so kind to move this for me?

JonimusPrime · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2007, 04:45:00 pm »

Well welcome to Omnimaga. Don't forget to grab some peanuts.

OH i found them here you go.
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DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #3 on:** October 12, 2007, 04:46:00 pm »

heya welcome here! I see you have lot of programming experiences, do u still code stuff regulary? because people will be glad to hear about your projects here

Also seeing the DJ part of your nickname do u mix music/make music as well?

DJacid · « **Reply #4 on:** October 12, 2007, 04:57:00 pm »

I used to mix stuff back a while ago...I like this user name better than what I used to use on forums---Theforeshadower...It was too long.
I usually practice my coding for at least an hour each day so I do code regularly.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #5 on:** October 12, 2007, 05:05:00 pm »

cool, i find djacid to be better actually

and it's good to practice coding so you dont forget too much stuff

JonimusPrime · « **Reply #6 on:** October 12, 2007, 05:06:00 pm »

Now if only I worked on my z80 asm that much.

Netham45 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 12, 2007, 05:07:00 pm »

haha, yay, a fellow Multimedia Fusion programmer!

I have the professional Development version of MMF 2.0, my computer teacher is friends with some dude in Clickteam, and got me a free copy of it.

I also have used Klik'n'Play, though I havn't used TGF.

DJacid · « **Reply #8 on:** October 12, 2007, 05:09:00 pm »

What is a z80? I haven't been up to snuff since a TI-84...If you are talking about a calculator that is.

I think I still have my TI-83plus around here somewhere...
But, I do not have a usb transfer cable, else I would put all my programs I made up here.

DJacid · « **Reply #9 on:** October 12, 2007, 05:13:00 pm »

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QUOTE (Netham45 @ 12 Oct, 2007, 23:07)

haha, yay, a fellow Multimedia Fusion programmer!

I have the professional Development version of MMF 2.0, my computer teacher is friends with some dude in Clickteam, and got me a free copy of it.

I also have used Klik'n'Play, though I havn't used TGF.

Sorry for double post.

The best things I found with MMF were the extensions.
You could do some pretty neat 3d with some extensions.
I ,uh, had MMF2 at one point...though not "legally"...
I just could not get back into it. TGF2 is more like a stripped version of MMF2...
I still prefer TGF1.06Pro and MMF 1.5 out of all the click products.

JonimusPrime · « **Reply #10 on:** October 12, 2007, 05:15:00 pm »

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QUOTE (DJacid @ 12 Oct, 2007, 23:09)

What is a z80? I haven't been up to snuff since a TI-84...If you are talking about a calculator that is.

I think I still have my TI-83plus around here somewhere...
But, I do not have a usb transfer cable, else I would put all my programs I made up here.

The z80 is the processor which all ti-8x calculators run on. The original gameboy had a similar processor also.

DJacid · « **Reply #11 on:** October 12, 2007, 05:20:00 pm »

Hmm. I never knew that. I guess you really do learn something new everyday.

JonimusPrime · « **Reply #12 on:** October 12, 2007, 05:21:00 pm »

I forgot to mention that the 89 doesn't count for that because it has the 68k processor but whatever.

Jon · « **Reply #13 on:** October 12, 2007, 06:11:00 pm »

BOOOO the z80 on gameboys has an ARM and an entirely different instruction set. But to your credit, it is similar

And While i'm here i might as well make a plug for ASM. ASM is the direct instruction set of the z80 in calculators, and is much faster than basic, which you likely code in. HOWEVER, to the credit of basic, it's a helluva lot harder to code in ASM and it takes at least a month of perseverent learning before you can do *anything* useful with it.

Halifax · « **Reply #14 on:** October 12, 2007, 06:18:00 pm »

Well first you should specify the GB you are talking about, but that is untrue. It may use a different version of z80, but it most definitely doesn't contain an ARM processor. The instruction set isn't totally different, although it is slightly.

Either way I think it is only the Nintendo DS, Gameboy SP, and maybe Advance that uses an ARM processor.

P.S. ARM processors totally pwn z80 processors