So they updated an outdated version of TI-Connect that ran on almost nothing with a version that runs on even fewer OS versions, not even the ones that a lot of people still use?
Hmmm, no ? Before, it ran on > 10.3/4 and < 10.5.7 or something, and now, on anything > 10.6.0, which is the vast majority (since we are at 10.8 ), so it's not bad at all.
Fixing some bugs is quite a long process for TI (and any other big company), especially if the fix is not trivial. If TI is already ready for mass productions, well, the ones in the shelves won't possibly come with bugfixes.
Maybe in an early (meaning, not so long after the release) OS update (like "4.0.1") ?
Maybe the samples critor, Kerm, etc. received were also "old" ones, and not the latest with nightly OS build, with bug fixes already....
Anyway I believe KermM has reported (or will soon) them.
Well it depends of what bug it is. Math ones might be harder, but for the 2-byte token glitch, it's just a matter of checking when recalling a string if there's 2 bytes of RAM left for every character. Since recalling Y-vars causes no problem, I bet they could just copy the routine from that for strings (although strings recalling includes quotes).
Like every year, TI organizes a huge event, for teachers (mostly) of all around the world : the T³ international conference. They feature several hundreds sessions about the TI Education technology, from using the SmartView software, to advanced programming. A very expected meeting for all enthusiasts You can find more info about it here : http://education.ti.com/en/us/pd/international/about
And... like last year in Chicago, I have been invited by TI ! I'll be newsing these 3 days about all the exciting events ! In fact, I'll even talk too (like our friend Christopher "KermM" Mitchell from Cemetech, about z80 programming !), and my speech is going to be about advanced Lua Programming, during the "SLUG Fest" ( SLUG as in Super Lua User Group ), with John Powers (TI), Steve Arnold (CompassTech)... (No need to hide it, I'm excited about it, thanks TI ) Take a look at the program and tell me if there are any thing you'd like to know more about, maybe I'll have time to go
Anyway... TI has got two nice surprises for us all, for the occasion of this 25th T3 conference :
A free iOS application (both iPhone and iPad) dedicated to this year's conference, with a planner, the sessions, the presenters, social features, etc. Here are some screenshots :
Want more info before buying at this incredible price ? Take a look at our news about them Here's the presentation video :
T3 2013 - Press Release :
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Actress Mayim Bialik and Former NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin Talk STEM Education at Texas Instruments 25th Annual T3 International Conference
TI’s premier professional development event for math and science educators offers innovative ways to integrate technology and content into classrooms to increase student understanding and achievement
DALLAS (March 6, 2013) – The Texas Instruments (TI) 25th Annual Teachers Teaching with Technology™ (T3) International Conference will open and close with inspiring STEM-focused keynotes, kicking off with a welcome address by former astronaut and NFL player Leland Melvin and ending with a big bang when actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik takes the stage.
The 25th annual T3 International Conference brings together education experts, thought leaders, and math and science teachers with more than 400 sessions covering the most relevant topics in education today. Educators can also participate in sessions about integrating TI’s math and science learning technology and content into their classrooms, including the new TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition and the recently-announced TI-NspireTM Apps for iPad.
“For 25 years, TI and the T3 organization have provided the best professional development resources for educators around the world. Classroom education technology has evolved tremendously over the years, and TI has been at the forefront of this evolution providing professional development and training for tens of thousands of educators each year,” said Melendy Lovett, president of Texas Instruments Education Technology. “We have seen an explosion in the integration of new technologies that are helping students touch math and science in ways we only dreamed of 25 years ago. Though our technology has changed throughout the years, our commitment to supporting educators remains the same by providing quality professional development that enables mathematics and science educators to be successful in the classroom.”
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the T3 International Conference, TI is offering a special, limited-time $25.00 discount on its all-in-one TI-Nspire Apps for iPad March 6-10, 2013.*
“The enthusiasm of the educators attending T3 International is just thick in the air. Everyone is so excited about what they’re learning and getting to re-connect with our T3 family each year,” said Jill Gough, Atlanta-based math educator and T3 Instructor. “We count on each other for motivation and encouragement. This is the place to share ideas and experiences, and we can be globally connected in our own education to help further the education of our students.”
“Our goal for the T3 International Conference is to provide educators with the right tools and resources that are critical to both their daily classroom instruction and the long-term success of their students,” said Lovett. “Attendees will have numerous opportunities to learn from and network with some of the best math and science educators from around the world, then take home ideas and strategies they can implement in their classrooms immediately.”
*The TI-Nspire App for iPad and TI-Nspire CAS App for iPad are available for $4.99 each from the App Store on iPad or at http://www.AppStore.com March 6-10, 2013. Detailed information about the TI-Nspire Apps for iPad, including a brief video overview, is available at education.ti.com/ipad.
I can't quite grasp what a scripted language for breakpoints might be like, but it sounds really interesting. I've spent countless hours going through loops trying to figure out where a register is getting messed up or where some wild address is getting pushed onto the stack, so this is something i've often wished for.
Well, if we did it with Lua, you might be able to write a condition like "z80.flags.nz and z80.hl >= 0x8000". Or "byteat(z80.hl) == 0". I'd prefer a language with a slightly more assembly-friendly syntax (e.g. bitwise operators and binary constants would be nice) but Lua is nice in that it's small and looks not too difficult to embed.
In fact, with some metatable's tricks, you can have things like "print(myVar1 -xor- myVar2)" etc. (it's basically overloading the "-" operator and looks for its right and left side, then applies the xor functions, etc.
Fixing some bugs is quite a long process for TI (and any other big company), especially if the fix is not trivial. If TI is already ready for mass productions, well, the ones in the shelves won't possibly come with bugfixes.
Maybe in an early (meaning, not so long after the release) OS update (like "4.0.1") ?
Maybe the samples critor, Kerm, etc. received were also "old" ones, and not the latest with nightly OS build, with bug fixes already....
Anyway I believe KermM has reported (or will soon) them.
I believe (in my opinion), that for programmers : - Basic : not so much (at least right now) - ASM : yes (as shown multiple times already, it's a device perfectly capable of doing nice things (in color and on a "big" screen )
(How do you load a .tns file btw? When I try, it just show the content (compressed, encoded) of the .tns file itself and not the script within the document, if that's what to be expected)
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