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General Calculator Help / Re: A calculator to transfer to all calculators?

« on: September 17, 2016, 06:35:31 pm »

Quote from: kitten on September 17, 2016, 04:29:06 pm

Quote from: Art_of_camelot on September 16, 2016, 10:22:40 pm
It honestly doesn't matter that much. The 128K is extra RAM that is only used by ASM programs. It isn't used as user storage. Only a tiny handful of programs even utilize the extra RAM, and I don't think any of them are games.

I thought TI-Boy utilized the extra RAM? The more compatibility, the better, probably. And getting a calculator with the extra RAM would be cheaper than one without it, from what my options are.

Quote from: Eeems on September 17, 2016, 01:38:26 pm
I'm not sure, I'd suggest looking at the link I gave and seeing if it has any more information. Otherwise you could ask in IRC to see if anybody else there knows.

I found a thread that seems to give a lot of information about the different calculators, and it looks like the one I found checks out!
But now I have another question (and I hope it's the last): what's the difference between "BE" calculators and "SE" calculators? The one I found online is a S-0307G, supposedly a "BE" calculator. The link you sent doesn't seem to have any information on it.

Thanks!

A calculator with or without the extra RAM should be the same price. Also, BE is just your normal 84+. It has less storage than the SE model.

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General Calculator Help / Re: A calculator to transfer to all calculators?

« on: September 16, 2016, 10:22:40 pm »

Quote from: kitten on September 11, 2016, 12:29:26 pm

Quote from: Art_of_camelot on September 10, 2016, 08:01:32 pm
The nspire with the 84+ keypad actually has some deficiencies. It is emulation, and it does not emulate some (all?) undocumented instructions. There are probably also a few normal instructions that behave slightly differently. This causes a few compatibility issues. I don't think the screen is that good either. I also seem to remember some sort of issues with it getting worn out due to keypads being swapped often. As far as price goes, it might be cheaper. It isn't produced anymore, and demand isn't' too high. I also am not sure if it is receiving updates anymore. Again, I'm not super familiar with nspire, so maybe check TI's website to see what the most up to date OS is for the old models.

I believe the latest OS is 3.9.X, while for the CX versions it's 4.3.0. So with poor emulation and quality of some hardware, and with no more updates... I think I'm better off getting a TI-84+.

EDIT: Okay, now, I've decided upon the TI-84+ SE. I've been doing some reading, and apparently the older revisions of the TI-84+ family (exceptionally the colour ones) had 128k of RAM instead of 48k. I presume that would be the one to buy, but I'm not sure exactly what hardware revision would be the one to get. I found one online with a hardware revision G, would that work? Thanks!

It honestly doesn't matter that much. The 128K is extra RAM that is only used by ASM programs. It isn't used as user storage. Only a tiny handful of programs even utilize the extra RAM, and I don't think any of them are games.

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General Calculator Help / Re: A calculator to transfer to all calculators?

« on: September 10, 2016, 08:01:32 pm »

The nspire with the 84+ keypad actually has some deficiencies. It is emulation, and it does not emulate some (all?) undocumented instructions. There are probably also a few normal instructions that behave slightly differently. This causes a few compatibility issues. I don't think the screen is that good either. I also seem to remember some sort of issues with it getting worn out due to keypads being swapped often. As far as price goes, it might be cheaper. It isn't produced anymore, and demand isn't' too high. I also am not sure if it is receiving updates anymore. Again, I'm not super familiar with nspire, so maybe check TI's website to see what the most up to date OS is for the old models.

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[FR] Programmation Axe Parser / Re: [Axe parser] : projet worms

« on: September 10, 2016, 05:28:43 pm »

Yes, I think it's safe to say that this project is dead. No post since 2012.

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[FR] Programmation Axe Parser / Re: [TI-83+] Fallen

« on: September 10, 2016, 05:26:54 pm »

Yea, I believe it's discontinued. The creator hasn't been around in over a year.

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General Calculator Help / Re: A calculator to transfer to all calculators?

« on: September 10, 2016, 05:17:33 pm »

Quote from: kitten on September 10, 2016, 11:10:12 am

And another question: seeing as the 83/84(+)[SE] can all link to one another, can they all use the same programs (that aren't tied to one specific version)? For example, can a TI 84+ SE run a program for the TI-83+ and TI-84+? As far as I know, the SE versions are the same as the non-SE versions, excluding storage size, correct?
Thanks for all the help so far!

For the most part, yes. BASIC programs can be transferred between any of these calculators: TI-83, TI-83+, TI83+SE, TI-84+, TI-84+SE. There are a few minor cases where newer commands are used that exist in one and not the other (I've listed the models from oldest to newest). I'm not sure if it just won't send to an older calculator or if it will error upon reaching an unknown command. I think it errors IIRC. The author should make it clear if a program is only for a specific calculator, and will sometimes include different versions. For ASM, The normal TI-83 can only run it's own programs IIRC. Otherwise ASM programs can be transferred freely between the TI-83+, TI83+SE, TI-84+, TI-84+SE. Again, there are some minor instances where newer commands used on the 84+ or 84+SE will not allow compatibility. It is also worth noting that Basic programs from these models can be transferred to the TI-84 CSE, but not the other way around IIRC, and they may run a bit differently due to different screen sizes. Hope that helps.

Oh, and welcome to Omnimaga by the way.

*Edit* There is an old version of the nspire that has a grayscale screen. It has switchable keypads. One of them is a TI-84+ keypad that allows you to use it as such. You should be able to transfer programs from that nspire model to the TI-83/84 series IIRC. If you pop in the nspire keypad you should be able to transfer between nspire models (I'd assume, not to familiar with the nspire series though). It should be noted that these old models have a slower processor than the newer nspires, and I'm not sure if they are compatible with all current nspire software. Someone else might know though.

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Reuben Quest / Re: [Reuben 2] Some more graphics updates

« on: September 04, 2016, 03:53:46 pm »

Ah, that's why I was confused. I seemed to remember Runer's library, but I knew it was pure AXE. I didn't recall an ASM lib with that name. I guess there is now though since you ported it.

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Introduce Yourself! / Re: Hey everyone!

« on: September 03, 2016, 10:12:47 pm »

Hey there, welcome to Omnimaga. The TI-82 is a classic. I'd recommend picking up a TI-83+ or something in the TI-84+ family if you can find one at a reasonable price. They're much more widley used, and the BASIC language is compatible between all of them (the TI-82 included).

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