Here is an example of a program that causes a problem.  It compiles successfully, but when I send it to the calculator it shows the dialog box and then freezes.  Also, this is just the start of a simple tunnel program I was writing to get used to the syntax, at this point, all it should do is show the dialog box and wait until escape is pressed.  Although this code made me discover this problem, it is still there even if I used a completly unmodified version of the Ndless demo (I tried a fresh downloaded copy).

#include <os.h>
#include "utils.h"
#include "common.h"

asm(".string \"PRG\"\n");

int main(void) {
unsigned char marker[]={0x18,0x3c,0x7e,0xff};
int c,key,lengthchange,ycord,leftx,length;
unsigned long int score;
float spritepos;
clearScreen();
showSimpleDialogBox("TI-Nspire Tunnel","TI-Nspire Tunnel\n\nUse the Left and Right keys to control your ship!");
clearScreen();
score=0;
lengthchange=1;
spritepos=77;
score=0;
leftx=45;
length=81;
c=0;

for(ycord=0;ycord<SCREEN_HEIGHT;ycord++) {
  c=rand(2);
  if (c==0) {
    leftx--;
  }
  else if (c==1) {
    leftx++;
  }
}
ycord=0;
while(!isKeyPressed(KEY_NSPIRE_ESC));
return 0;
}


I am sorry if this has already been reported, but today I was reading some posts on the nspire google group and I came across this:

http://groups.google.com/group/tinspire/browse_thread/thread/2346702796bbcf6e?hl=en

TI's website confirms these facts:

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/homePage/nspire-software-os.html

Apparently, they are only adding three things, which are described on TI's page.  I hope they don't add any other things that block us from downgrading or running assembly programs.

EDIT--I included the wrong link in the original post.  Thanks DJ Omnimaga for pointing this out.

I am happy I have never had a dream like that ^^

385. Because you experienced 384, you now stay up all night programming.

Hi.  I have been trying to set up a C development environment for my computer (running Windows 7).  In the Ndless development readme, it says, after downloading MinGW to "* Copy Ndless/Makefile.config.tpl to Ndless/Makefile.config and configure the latter".  I am kind of new to C programming/programming in general and using things like the command prompt on the computer and I have no idea what this statement means.  Could someone explain what I have to do in this step?  Thank you in advance!!

Also, Do I only need to downlaod MinGW, MSYS, and YAGARTO, or do I need the other files listed below in the readme?  Thanks!

EDIT *********************

Nevermind. I was able to compile the Ndless demo tonight, so I think I am ok!!!!!!!

It dosen't really look that bad to me.  Also, in the video you posted the scrolling is not as perfect as it is in your first screen shot.  Still, I think the game looks great!

I am by no means an expert on programming (all I know is TI-BASIC and a little C) but I question if this would be possible.  I think calc84mainiac, who is writing a TI-89 emulator for the TI-Nspire, said that it would run slower than the actual calc despite the fact that the Nspire is (i think) 150 MHz.  Also, since TI is essentinally phasing out all 68k calcs in favor of the Nspire, I don't know how many 68k programmers are left. The number of new good programs for 68k calcs has dropped dramatically in the past few years.  I would love to try to do this, but I only know a little bit of C (I am in the process of learning) and I don't think a good emulator can be written in C; likewise, I would have no idea where to start when writing an emulator.

344. When you need a break from doing homework, you just program
345. You are more worried about fixing a bug in you program than getting your AP scores
346. You hack the code of a calculator game if you can't win
347. You own at least two of every calculator made by Texas Instruments
348. Same as 347, but with HP and Casio
349. You would actually by a Texas Instruments computer because you are addicted to TI
350. You would do 349 in order to drive them crazy by hacking everything they make
351. You use your calculator more during the summer than you do during the school year
352. If TI doesn't answer a simple question that you e-mail them, you keep sending the questoin until they answer it.
353. You delibratly send TI questions you know that the TI reps. can't answer just to laugh at their response (I do this a lot )
354. TI has ignored several of your legitimate questions because of all of your random questions (This happens to me a lot ).

300: Thanks to a few minutes of programming at the beginning of the period, you finish tests in half the time that everyone else takes.

I have done this so many times.  I am happy my teacher does not even touch my calculator before or after tests.  She had made me use my TI-Nspire instead of my TI-89 on my final because she knew it could do more math wise, but thanks to a few minutes of programming the night before (radical simplifer, facotring trinomials) I was able to do about 90% of the problems completly on my calc.

85. Instead of writing "Let x=..." you write (BASIC) Define x=...,(C) int x; x=...;
86. You write out "5^6", with the "^" symbol (I have acutally done this one before)
87. Your teacher relies on you to teach them how to do things on a calculator
88. You can't sleep until you fix all bugs in your programs
89. You spend all of your free time in school programming
90. You can amaze people with stupid math programs (like a quadratic solver)