Well I don't support this at all, this is a really dumb move on TI's part. But I agree with Iambian, I see where they are coming from, possibly, and see the reasoning behind it. However the "lesser" Z80 calculators will not be going anytime soon, no matter how much they want to push the Nspire. I mean there are thousands of schools and institutions that use them and they would lose a big community of buyers if they did. Plus most schools won't be able to really spend that much money on Nspires, along with teachers not wanting to learn how to use them.

If there is anything we can do it would probably be a petition that shows how many people actually want this calculator to remain. Even if it is just the TI community that supports them, that's still a good chunk of people. Plus you can always advertise to your math classes and such. If TI saw the demand for them they might be willing to start making them again.

@Snake X
I very, VERY, highly doubt this had anything to do with BrandonW. It could be the assembly thing, sort of, but don't they kind of support assembly knowledge on the Z80s with the Flash Debugger and all on their site. Plus, without people doing assembly stuff on them they wouldn't have some of the apps they hand out on the site.

Yeah it was discontinued immediately when the 84+SE came out. The TI-83+SE is the calc that was sold for the shortest amount of time by TI, and the reason why today there are people who don't even know it ever existed at all.

As for a petition I think it might be good to spread the word among as many schools as possible if it looks like TI is gonna discontinue the rest of the z80 line.

That said, one thing that gives me hopes that the 84+ may remain around for a bit is the fact a new OS came out only 6 months ago. I am worried about the TI-89T and v200, though

I am fairly sure they won't, but maybe they will not care as much if people publishes them

Oh right, that might be actually useful. Good luck, still, though.

Well... To be honest... TI should discontinue the entire Z80 line with the exception of the TI-84+... then reduce its price to be inline with the cost of the TI-83+.

What is the purpose of the TI-83+ any longer? It is basically equivalent to the TI-84+. And the TI-73 is almost worthless. No need to keep the manufacturing lines up for these older model calcs... it cost money. TI could pass the savings on to consumers.

As far as the Nspire goes. If the z80 line does get completely discontinued. I would imagine that the Nspire would start getting cracked as fast as new iPod OS's. I mean, imagine if every person in this community was working with the Nspire. There would be quite a few who just want to make programs and such, but there would also be quite a few devoted to cracking it. Imagine if brandonW was devoted to cracking the Nspire.

I seriously doubt it.