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some ideas for the ti-boy
« on: January 11, 2014, 11:21:54 am »
hey guys
i've got some ideas to improve the tiboy:

1: a fast forward button (like the ones you got in emulators)
2: an option to stop emulating the music (i noticed that different music makes tiboy run slow)
3: an option to make a screenshot of the current screen

also i've got a question:

does [-] + [a number] slow the emulator down?
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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2014, 11:44:11 am »
IDK how feasible a fast forward button would be. TI-Boy is already pushing the hardware to its limits.

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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2014, 01:00:13 pm »
2: an option to stop emulating the music (i noticed that different music makes tiboy run slow)
Doesn't Stat toggle sound emulation on/off ?
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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2014, 01:02:38 pm »
I think it does IIRC. :)

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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2014, 01:03:54 pm »
i think it only enables the use of a microphone, not the emulation of the music
i think that's why it's running so slow

or i'm just talking out of my arse :P
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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2014, 01:23:50 pm »
Quote from: TI-Boy Readme RTFM edition TM
Controls:
  Arrows: Game Boy D-Pad
  2ND: Game Boy "A"
  ALPHA: Game Boy "B"
  MODE: Game Boy "START"
  XT0n: Game Boy "SELECT"
  ON: Game Boy power switch (exit the emulator)

  CLEAR: Teacher Key or Battery Saver (suspends emulation and turns off the screen)
  STAT: Toggle sound emulation (default is off). See FAQ for more information.
  * (Times): Increase LCD contrast
  / (Divide): Decrease LCD contrast
  + (Plus): Zoom in
  - (Minus): Zoom out
  Numpad: Move view
  F2,F3,F4 (WINDOW,ZOOM,TRACE): Light,Normal,Dark monochrome modes (smooth zoom)
  F5 (GRAPH): Grayscale mode (rough zoom)
  . (Decimal): Follow next sprite in the internal list (selected sprite will flash for a few frames)
  5: Center view on selected sprite
  0: Turn off sprite follower
  (-): Set frameskip (hold the negation key and press a number 0-9 to set the value)

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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2014, 01:30:17 pm »
oh, i guess i was just talking out of my arse :P
does clear still use battery power?
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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2014, 01:34:55 pm »
Yes, even if your calculator is "off", it still uses battery power.

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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2014, 04:56:09 pm »
Yes, even if your calculator is "off", it still uses battery power.

Well, technically. But I think the answer he was looking for is really no, because it doesn't use any more power (or maybe a tiny bit more) than when you turn the calculator off normally in the OS.

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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2014, 05:05:45 pm »
Quote from: TI-Boy Readme RTFM edition TM
Controls:
  Arrows: Game Boy D-Pad
  2ND: Game Boy "A"
  ALPHA: Game Boy "B"
  MODE: Game Boy "START"
  XT0n: Game Boy "SELECT"
  ON: Game Boy power switch (exit the emulator)

  CLEAR: Teacher Key or Battery Saver (suspends emulation and turns off the screen)
  STAT: Toggle sound emulation (default is off). See FAQ for more information.
  * (Times): Increase LCD contrast
  / (Divide): Decrease LCD contrast
  + (Plus): Zoom in
  - (Minus): Zoom out
  Numpad: Move view
  F2,F3,F4 (WINDOW,ZOOM,TRACE): Light,Normal,Dark monochrome modes (smooth zoom)
  F5 (GRAPH): Grayscale mode (rough zoom)
  . (Decimal): Follow next sprite in the internal list (selected sprite will flash for a few frames)
  5: Center view on selected sprite
  0: Turn off sprite follower
  (-): Set frameskip (hold the negation key and press a number 0-9 to set the value)

You forgot the most important part of the TI-Boy readme:

Quote
Q. how do i tern on my claculater
  A. ...

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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2014, 06:38:54 pm »
yes plz hlp i knt tern it on
Keep trying.

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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2014, 11:26:17 am »
is a savestate option possible?
yes plz hlp i knt tern it on
XD
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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2014, 08:15:38 pm »
is a savestate option possible?

I've been occasionally pestering calc84maniac to add this for the last few years. I've even talked through most of the implementation hurdles with him on IRC, but nothing has come of it yet.

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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2014, 10:49:06 pm »
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Re: some ideas for the ti-boy
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2014, 02:15:16 am »
*TheCoder1998 stabs everybody because it's his birthday  ^-^

seriously, why hasn't he implemented a savestate feature?
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