But... but... according to this graph:



OS 3.2 should be 4 times larger than 2.1 and 4.4 should be 4 times larger than 3.2

If it's the correct HW revision, you definitely can.

And even 4*size of 2.1 = 35.32 would still fit into the memory.
With OS 4.4 it's time for swap, but still, no problem. 4*35.32 = 141.28 MB, a bit too large, but with compression and decompression on-the-fly still feasible.

The TI-99 was a home computer, so that's a totally different business.

Java, mostly.

Well, if TI ever went too far and Omnimaga admins wanted to take action (like I considered doing in 2011), they could always sacrifice some site space just above OmnomIRC by putting an ad-line banner there that would say in big letter (with a lock around the Nspire and various alternatives) "TI-Nspire updates harms your freedom. Do not buy new, do not update! Click this banner to learn why and how to support the future of the TI community". Along with that, any future programming contest could maybe just feature non-Nspire products (unless Ndlessable) as prizes.

The banner would link to a topic that lists alternatives and solutions, such as buying their Nspire on Ebay (used, making sure it's an older production model with OS 3.1 or lower), getting a Z80 or 68K model instead or even a Casio model. The banner should also contain a Facebook share, Reddit, Google+ and retweet buttons with a message encouraging people to spread the word.

This wouldn't be an anti-TI boycott, but rather a boycott against TI-Nspire updates, although it would put an heavy emphasis on the TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition, TI-89 Titanium (which has a CAS), HP Prime (same) and Casio PRIZM, as well as cheaper models such as the TI-83 Plus and FX-9860GII.

If TI makes games (or at least used to), why do they go through so much trouble to prevent them? (ex. TI Invaders for the TI-99)

They don't try to prevent games, but rather cheating tools such as PTTKiller, but by doing so, they pretty much harms the entire development community. Also they might not realize it, but some students learned programming with a calculator, since they had limited computer access when they were young or it was too complicated. By locking the Nspire down, TI severely limits those kids' chances to learn programming to its full potential. BASIC on that calc is extremely limited when it comes to interfaces and interactivity and Lua isn't as accessible if you have no computer to grab an on-calc Lua editor from.

Heheheh... i just found some jar files in the student software directory. I'm going to open them to see what I can find...

Could the jar files be modded (Kinda like minecraft.jar)?

Of course you can mod the .jars quite easily but what would you want to do?

Our school only supports nspire (CX) CAS calcs. But it's your choice how to get them.