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Offline KermMartian

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« on: January 07, 2007, 10:29:00 am »
The Ultimate Calculator is an uber-modded TI-83+ Black Edition, with the following stuff:
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As far as what I'm making, I'm trying to cook up the most advanced and attractive and far-out calculator possible. Current plans:

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« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2007, 11:25:00 am »
That looks sick!   :Dbiggrin.gif
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« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2007, 11:30:00 am »
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That looks sick!   :Dbiggrin.gif

 Thanks, I do what I can.  I also hope to get some pix of the backlit screen in action tonight.
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« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2007, 11:36:00 am »
haha neat! that reminds me the tunning forums on french TI boards.  :Dbiggrin.gif
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« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2007, 11:42:00 am »
This reminds of the Richerfile (or something like that that started with an "R") that told ppl how to add backlight, overclock, etc. But this is like taking that to a whole new level.
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« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2007, 11:51:00 am »
Looks awesome! Wish I could do that...
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« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2007, 11:53:00 am »
richfiles? yeah i remember this site. It's very very old, but has lot of useful stuff
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« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2007, 12:34:00 pm »
Richfiles is some good stuff.  Nearly done with the painting; I'll be starting putting everything together soon.
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« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2007, 01:08:00 pm »
This looks awesome.  :)smile.gif

I'd be interested in doing something like that; maybe you should write a tutorial.  ;)wink.gif
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« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2007, 01:58:00 pm »
try to release a very big screenshot tho so it's easier to see details :Dbiggrin.gif
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« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2007, 03:14:00 pm »
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try to release a very big screenshot tho so it's easier to see details :Dbiggrin.gif

 The camera I'm using is a horrid webcam. :/confused.gif  Anyway, pix in an hour or two! I got it all reassembled.
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« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2007, 03:25:00 pm »
;.; ok
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« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2007, 05:27:00 am »
So needless to say, I didn't get the new pix up. :(sad.gif Among other things though, I'm modding up a mini PS/2 mouse to match the calculator, and I decided to redo the CSA slightly to make it brighter.

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Sunday, January 7, 2007

I finished up some various things this evening, rewired a new switch for the CSA mod into the battery compartment, then completed the tedious process of reassembling the calculator.  I managed to get keys from a spare calculator that were actually smaller than the keys from the one I was using, those they do stick or jam on the now slightly-narrowed key aperture walls.  Pix below.

Monday, January 8, 2007

This morning I tested the PS/2 port to ensure it was still functioning properly; both keyboards and mice seemed to work fine.  I found an old IBM mini PS/2 mouse lying around, sanded it down, and gave it two coats of my dark red glossy paint.  Next, I masked off the first of the two silver stripes and painted it.  The second stripe shall be added tomorrow.  Pix:

The second silver stripe on the slide case:
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The masked-off minimouse:
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Three views of the completed front, although key labels are still absent:
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For the key lables, I'm considering getting a red and a silver pen and writing in silver on red areas and red on silver areas.  I'm also strongly considering varnishing the whole shebang - any suggestions on varnish?
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« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2007, 07:44:00 pm »
This may be far out of the question, but have you considered getting in touch with ZiLog?  Putting a 20 mhz z80 in there would kick some serious @$$
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« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2007, 02:07:00 am »
i dont think zilog is still supported at all o.oblink.gif. this processor is from the late 1970's  
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