Some notable programs that were missed by Omnimaga news came out in the past few weeks. First of all, on the AFX/Graph 100 calculator series, a compatible version of Lua released in 2010 has been updated on September 6th 2011. The newest version is available
here. Since the AFX series has been discontinued for years, a Casio FX-9860G series version is currently
in the works. Could this mean a PRIZM version afterward? (The Prizm has a similar processor as the FX-9860G).
Secondly, Xeda112358 has released a new programming language called Grammer this Summer, available
here. It is interpreted and can be programmed in the BASIC editor, although it is almost as fast as assembly in most cases. She recently got
interviewed about it by ticalc.org. A topic about it is available
on Omnimaga.
Besides that, someone is attempting the revival of a long time cancelled Zelda project for the 68K series.
Originally started by Jason Ho in 2003 (and
featured on ticalc.org news), it has been taken over by Kyle Ingalsbe recently. An updated demo
was released a few weeks ago. Hopefully it is finished
before 2019.
Also, as posted
on TI-Planet and
brandonw.net recently, the first modified boot code has been ran on the new TI-84 Pocket.Fr calculator model. A while ago, it was discovered that those calcs ran Boot 1.03, couldn't be downgraded below OS 2.55MP and had a 2048 bit RSA key protection. To downgrade further, you needed to use a program called
Flashy, by Brandon Wilson, which allowed you to replace the boot code with an older official one, such as 1.00 or 1.02. This got rid of the extra 6 minutes waiting time during OS validation by Boot 1.03. However, a few weeks ago BrandonW pushed things even further, with his program
EpicFail, which allows you to modify Boot 1.03 itself. This means running unnoficial boot codes is now possible on your TI-84 Plus series calculator!
Finally, ExtendeD has updated Luna not too long ago, now allowing the creation of Lua TNS files without having to use the official tools by Texas Instruments. Starting in OS 3.0.2, TI added a protection that prevented TNS files made with unnoficial tools from being ran. The new version is available
here. More info are also available in both
French and
English.
Since a lot of stuff were missed from news lately, maybe more are also available on
our forums and other ones. Despite the TI community having slowed down over last September (especially the TI-Nspire scene), there are still plenty of projects being worked on and some major breakthroughs. Do not hesitate to give feedback on people's projects or announce your own on the forums!
