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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #30 on: September 08, 2011, 09:40:22 pm »
Another secret revealed!

TI has also publised a 3.1 firmware update for the TI-Nspire LabStation cradle.

The file has a TLO extension, and is built exactly like an Nspire OS installation file... Meaning that it also contains a Boot2 and a downgrade protection.


And if the TI-Nspire LabStation craddle had its own ARM CPU and was just a TI-Nspire calculator without screen and keyboard?

Check the TI-Planet news to know more! ;)
http://tiplanet.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8169

I notice the 8010 field in this OS is "0D". Finally, that mysterious gap in the product ID numbering is filled:
0C = TI-Nspire CAS
0D = TI-Nspire Lab Cradle
0E = TI-Nspire
0F = TI-Nspire CX CAS
10 = TI-Nspire CX
11 = TI-Nspire CM CAS
12 = TI-Nspire CM
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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #31 on: September 08, 2011, 09:57:24 pm »
Another secret revealed!

TI has also publised a 3.1 firmware update for the TI-Nspire LabStation cradle.

The file has a TLO extension, and is built exactly like an Nspire OS installation file... Meaning that it also contains a Boot2 and a downgrade protection.


And if the TI-Nspire LabStation craddle had its own ARM CPU and was just a TI-Nspire calculator without screen and keyboard?

Check the TI-Planet news to know more! ;)
http://tiplanet.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8169
Datamath needs to do a teardown on the Lab Cradle. Oh, and the above deserves to be in News.
« Last Edit: September 08, 2011, 10:01:01 pm by t0xic_kitt3n »

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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #32 on: September 12, 2011, 04:12:37 pm »
After the 3.1 OS for the mysterious TI-Nspire CM CAS calculator, Adriweb might have discovered a new proof that this model has been planned / does exist.

Check the exclusive photo of a different TI-Nspire CM Docking Station than the one available on TI-China web site:
http://www.tiplanet.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=116067#p116067
« Last Edit: September 12, 2011, 04:13:29 pm by critor »
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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #33 on: September 14, 2011, 02:36:30 am »
That looks so weird. At first I thought it really did have some form of dock connector, but then I saw the USB tails sticking out the side. Looks kind of fragile.

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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #34 on: September 14, 2011, 02:51:36 pm »
Is it worth upgrading 3.0.2 to 3.1.0? seeing that I have a touchpad CAS with battery installed... Does it shows the battery percentile in a more detailed way than steps of 25%?

EDIT: BTW I didn't post for a while...
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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #35 on: September 14, 2011, 02:58:04 pm »
For most users, so far, no compelling reason to upgrade was found, and one reason not to upgrade (Lua print() not outputting to the link port anymore) was found. I'd say, don't upgrade :)
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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #36 on: October 17, 2011, 12:45:47 am »
It sucks that in USA some users are forced to upgrade by their teachers. I'm betting that this is why there are so few ASM/C coders around anymore, because a lot of people do not know how to downgrade or anything and Ndless is not available for OS 3.x yet.

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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #37 on: October 17, 2011, 01:40:41 am »
Indeed.
And even if they knew how to downgrade, they couldn't read, on the older OS versions with Ndless support, the backwards-incompatible documents containing the class materials, created under newer OS versions by their own teachers, or other teachers.
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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #38 on: October 17, 2011, 01:49:15 am »
That too, not to mention there are some cool Lua games, which won't work on OS 2.1. Also, not everyone who get a TI-Nspire will know there are calculator forums on the web. When I got my TI-83+ in July 2001, it took me a few months before I discover there was an online community of TI programmers.

By the way Lionel have you noticed that shortly after OS 3.0.2 release and the lower amount of news about Ndless 3.0 and for the CX, a lot of members here who were ARM ASM/C programmers stopped posting or even showing up and now today the C section is almost dead? I'm pretty sure TI's actions hurt the community badly, because a lot of people like C Nspire Lua limits will be pushed much faster than C/ASM. Granted, Lua is easier apparently, but it sucks that on one OS serie you got Lua only and the others you got ASM/C only. It's not Ndless development fault either, because ExtendeD worked hard on it. It's just TI that seems to absolutely want to prevent ASM/C from being used on the Nspire.

If it was easy, I would compile the monthly posting stats of Omnimaga and separate data in categories: 83+ series, Nspire, Prizm and others. Do you bet that the Nspire category have taken a considerable drop compared to the rest?
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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #39 on: October 17, 2011, 04:59:32 am »
Yeah, this is quite sad. When (if ever) I get a CX, I will downgrade my touchpad and start doing some ndless programming.
Of course I will need to have free time to do so..

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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #40 on: October 17, 2011, 01:35:41 pm »
They should make a CX clickpad. The clickpad's dpad is so much smoother than the touchpad, not to mention it actually knows which way you pushed it.

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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #41 on: October 17, 2011, 03:13:11 pm »
Yeah and it won't continue moving in the same direction during the entire time the dpad is touched, regardless of the direction you press. Also I noticed on my CX that the touchpad is pretty unresponsive at first. I have to tap it down at least 5 times before the cursor appears.

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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #42 on: October 17, 2011, 03:16:44 pm »
Yeah and it won't continue moving in the same direction during the entire time the dpad is touched, regardless of the direction you press. Also I noticed on my CX that the touchpad is pretty unresponsive at first. I have to tap it down at least 5 times before the cursor appears.
What? so we can't hold it down and allow the cursor to continue moving?
Well I'm kinda lucky i have a clickpad, but not really since TI is not really supporting clickpads at all by releasing new versions and making the older ones unsuppported to a certain degree.

EDIT: Wait i remember using someone elses touchpad...
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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #43 on: October 17, 2011, 03:20:55 pm »
I mean if for example you play Apcalc's tunnel and move left by pressing left on the touchpad dpad, then press right to move right afterward, you will still continue moving left as long as you are touching the touchpad. To change direction you must stop touching it completely then press again.

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Re: TI-Nspire OS 3.1.0 released
« Reply #44 on: October 17, 2011, 03:26:36 pm »
Oh wow, that's not even a touchpad at all. That's a "choose your direction and hold it down as long as you want without changing direction" navigation device. I thought the touchpad was better than that.
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