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DS development > First Emu on the DS - TI Calc Emu Released

#40687 - manicdvln - Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:01 pm

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Marking the first emulator release for the DS, TI Calc Emu is a TI-85 emulator which was ported from DOS to the DS. This makes use of the DS touch screen technology also! The output will be on the top screen and the bottom will be used for input.


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http://www.maxconsole.com/?mode=news&newsid=3571
http://www.engadget.com/

Emulation webpage:

http://rorexrobots.com/ds/calc/

#40695 - Jolarix - Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:54 pm

I almost wish I was still in highschool, so that I could cheat on math exams.
"No way Dr Serious, this is just a game, I'm playing mario"

This looks sweet, and I love the idea of porting DOS programs, and adding dual screen / touch. There are a lot of programs out there that could probably be emulated too, if the demand was there. Thanks for the link.

#40698 - Chetic - Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:03 pm

Hah, I used my crappy Ti-82 just this last tuesday for the same thing!
But you didn't hear anything ;p

Maybe I can say I lost my calculator and use this in school instead ;)

#40700 - tepples - Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:06 pm

Jolarix wrote:
I almost wish I was still in highschool, so that I could cheat on math exams.
"No way Dr Serious, this is just a game, I'm playing mario"

Except at least in every K-12 school district I've been in, school officials tend to confiscate Nintendo brand equipment.
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#40920 - Cleon I - Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:38 pm

I think you could probably convince a teacher to let you get away with it, as long as you explained how you were using it and weren't obviously playing games in class. At least, I'm pretty sure I could have convinced *my* teachers.

On the other hand, I spent far more time in high school using my TI-86 to play Z-tetris than to perform Z-tests... the boundary between "graphing calculator" and "handheld gaming system" is already horribly blurred.

#40961 - nix - Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:42 am

I'd prefer the TI-83... Just because I liked my friends 83 (never had one myself... but I did a science fair project for one... IR receivers instead of that cable thing it had). Oh well... Good stuff all the same.

#40965 - Lord Graga - Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:20 am

It doesn't feel very "clean" right now, and it's quite slow, but I guess that it's pretty cool. I would rather see TI-83 or higher emulation though, as I find it a lot more attractive.

#40986 - josath - Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:54 am

damn kids with your fancy 83+ silver plus turbo extreme editions....back in my day you had 82 or 85, and 85 was better! and we liked it that way!

#40998 - tepples - Sun Apr 24, 2005 5:08 am

josath wrote:
damn kids with your fancy 83+ silver plus turbo extreme editions

Is Capcom making calculators now?
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#87512 - dude1 - Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:23 am

i wonder if there is a chance for a ti83 emu for the ds

#87517 - Mrshlee - Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:07 am

Thats pretty cool.. Id love TI-85 tho
with the ability to link
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#87552 - dude1 - Wed Jun 14, 2006 1:50 pm

i just know that all our school books are tailored to the ti83 so having anything under a ti83,ti83+ or a ti84 is probably a no go
i wish i knew the differences between the ti83 and ti85 cause if possible id use it
and is it just me or is it weird the ti83 is new/more advanced that the ti85

#87599 - CubeGuy - Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:00 pm

The 83 is the most frequently updated TI model because of its widespread use.

Why is this topic being revived? There is no progress, and will probably not be unless someone decides to write an 83 CLONE from scratch.
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#87716 - zzo38computer - Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:54 am

I have TI-92 calculator and wrote a lot of software for it (including games), but it can't be used on government exams because it has a QWERTY keyboard.

And yes, TI-83 is the most common, so a TI-83 emulator for DS might be used better as well.
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#87717 - RVK - Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:15 am

Better he keep working on the paint program!
learn to do calculus with a pencil like when I went to school.

#87838 - josath - Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:59 pm

There are probably a few things that can be done to make the emu better, but it will not support ti83 i dont think (the original emulator didnt, and i just ported it). The main things are speeding it up, and fixing all the buttons (a few of them don't work for some reason). probably also adding save support would be nice (save to sram or to cf/sd).

But nobody else seems interested in it. if someone wants the latest source code feel free to contact me...but i don't think anyone with programming skills really cares about it. (feel free to prove me wrong)

#89202 - cbutters - Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:15 pm

Whatever, The TI-86 is king! functions like the 85, while adding a stylish new case, assembly support similar to that of the TI-83, and greater memory capacity, while still maintaining compatibility with TI-85 programs.
you can also get a TI-86 emulator for your computer
http://www.ticalc.org/basics/calculators/ti-86.html

#89207 - sonny_jim - Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:08 pm

Hands up anyone who loaded up their TI83's with all the formula's needed for GCSE maths and physics? I also managed (I mean someone else, not me, honest, I love my GCSE's too much to have them taken away) to blag the tutors into letting me have it for my Biology exam.

Still got a D though....

#89218 - keldon - Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:47 pm

Cleon I wrote:
I think you could probably convince a teacher to let you get away with it, as long as you explained how you were using it and weren't obviously playing games in class. At least, I'm pretty sure I could have convinced *my* teachers.

On the other hand, I spent far more time in high school using my TI-86 to play Z-tetris than to perform Z-tests... the boundary between "graphing calculator" and "handheld gaming system" is already horribly blurred.


In my secondary school we had no trouble playing gameboy games in lessons; and we were bringing in brick boys.