I was just wondering... About TI, the community and TIOS

driesguldolf · Post by **driesguldolf** » Thu 21 Jun, 2007 12:55 pm

I was just wondering...
What would you do if TI came to the community and asked "Do you want to help us improve our OS?"

More possible answers are welcome.
Please tell me if there are any grammar/vocabular errors.

leofox · Post by **leofox** » Thu 21 Jun, 2007 1:06 pm

It would be cool if they asked the community for input, but having us code their OS for them... that's just lame.

This would never happen anyway and all. TI making a new OS *snickers*

Jim e · Post by **Jim e** » Thu 21 Jun, 2007 1:29 pm

Yes, if it's an OS wich can be downloaded free of charge.

It's already free. There isn't a lot of security to get the 8xu.

King Harold · Post by **King Harold** » Thu 21 Jun, 2007 1:45 pm

I don't see them asking for help any time soon, but if they did I'd write my own OS. I'm not about to 'lend' them my programming 'skills' (what skills? where?) no matter how crappy they might be. Besides, if you make your own OS you can make it do exactly what you want it to do, instead of just helping TI with an OS..

TI is really lame in how the handle the community, they almost go as far as to deny there is a community at all. Why would that same community help them? There's nothing to gain..

So let's write our own MaxCoderz OS, and don't let TI know until it's finished, anyone up to it? I know TI didn't really like Michael Vincent's ceptic, why was that again, because it could unlock the flash? (*shudders* that is really bad.. unlocking the flash.. ) lol TI doesn't spy on MaxCoderz does it?

Post by **kv83** » Thu 21 Jun, 2007 1:48 pm

The current OS is fine. It runs ASM. All I'll ever need.

Jim e · Post by **Jim e** » Thu 21 Jun, 2007 2:09 pm

King Harold wrote:I don't see them asking for help any time soon, but if they did I'd write my own OS. I'm not about to 'lend' them my programming 'skills' (what skills? where?) no matter how crappy they might be. Besides, if you make your own OS you can make it do exactly what you want it to do, instead of just helping TI with an OS..

TI is really lame in how the handle the community, they almost go as far as to deny there is a community at all. Why would that same community help them? There's nothing to gain..

So let's write our own MaxCoderz OS, and don't let TI know until it's finished, anyone up to it? I know TI didn't really like Michael Vincent's ceptic, why was that again, because it could unlock the flash? (*shudders* that is really bad.. unlocking the flash.. ) lol TI doesn't spy on MaxCoderz does it?

They thought he was using their code. That would be the only legal basis I think. But they don't care anymore.

Post by **tr1p1ea** » Thu 21 Jun, 2007 3:07 pm

I think the TIOS is fine the way it is. You dont really need grayscale support or anything else since such things are readily available already. I believe there have been some 3rd party OS's started, but nothing really massive has been completed. Then there is vera ...

driesguldolf · Post by **driesguldolf** » Thu 21 Jun, 2007 3:13 pm

Interresting

but I don't think the TIOS is fine not as long as they use hex coded dec, or bcalls wich have an option of writing to the display (wich must be horribly slow to support both draw to buffer and display)
I saw a very fast alternative basic language around, so TI-basic could be updated,... and much more (support for running stuff from archive, is it really THAT hard to copy a program from flash to $9D95?)

Timendus · Post by **Timendus** » Mon 02 Jul, 2007 3:37 pm

Sure, I'd do it. If they'd pay me for it, and I could use it as an internship for my education I'd happily spend the coming five months working on a new OS for them

threefingeredguy · Post by **threefingeredguy** » Mon 02 Jul, 2007 10:43 pm

kv83 wrote:The current OS is fine. It runs ASM. All I'll ever need.

I agree with this, though I think making an OS ourselves would be fun, though not necessary.

DigiTan · Post by **DigiTan** » Tue 03 Jul, 2007 3:31 am

"If it ain't broke"... You guys know the rest.

kalan_vod · Post by **kalan_vod** » Tue 03 Jul, 2007 3:38 am

threefingeredguy wrote:
kv83 wrote:The current OS is fine. It runs ASM. All I'll ever need.
I agree with this, though I think making an OS ourselves would be fun, though not necessary.

How about a emulator? Or maybe a linking program? Well people just made "better" programs for the calc...

Post by **Dwedit** » Tue 03 Jul, 2007 6:21 am

Grayscale TIOS sounds like someone doesn't want any battery life.

Halifax · Post by **Halifax** » Tue 03 Jul, 2007 11:24 pm

Yeah a new OS is not necessary. I mean I think you are forgetting that even if TI called upon us to help write an OS they wouldn't let us include any non-Mathematical functions in their OS for ASM programmers sake or BASIC.

kalan_vod · Post by **kalan_vod** » Wed 04 Jul, 2007 12:37 am

Could you increase memory space (being if you write a smaller OS)?