Omnimaga
General Discussion => Introduce Yourself! => Topic started by: Jim Bauwens on February 28, 2011, 04:50:11 pm
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Hello, I'm Jim Bauwens, and I'm the little big brother of Stefan Bauwens.
I program for the TI-92 Plus / TI-89, and Basic is my main language. I can program in C, but for some freaky reason I never really created any real project in it. I'm also a enthusiastic computer programmer (Python/Bash/C), and I use Linux as my main platform (and I oh so love it :)
My current project is (a second version of) Block Breaker, a puzzle/platform game for the Ti-92/v200. Its almost done, and I'll probably post it here somewhere in this month for bug testing/reviewing (if you guys want to do that).
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Hello, I'm Jim Bauwens, and I'm the little big brother of Stefan Bauwens.
I program for the TI-92 Plus / TI-89, and Basic is my main language. I can program in C, but for some freaky reason I never really created any real project in it. I'm also a enthusiastic computer programmer (Python/Bash/C), and I use Linux as my main platform (and I oh so love it :)
My current project is (a second version of) Block Breaker, a puzzle/platform game for the Ti-92/v200. Its almost done, and I'll probably post it here somewhere in this month for bug testing/reviewing (if you guys want to do that).
Of course we wanna test/debug/review your project :D
You are 'the little big brother', is that older or younger than him?
Also, why is your topic named '*Waves'?
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Hi and welcome on the forums. I noticed you have been around for quite a while actually, since you signed up on TI-Freakware almost 5 years ago. I remember back then the 68K series was still incredibly popular in Europe. I wish it still was, because there were many great games for it.
I would like to test your game, but unfortunately I only got a TI-89T/TI-92-I D: (weirdly enough, I have like 21 calculators, but not even the TI-84+ and Voyage 200. It was a bit because I bought many old calcs at like $10-30 on Ebay, though, which is impossible outside United States for newer calc models)
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Of course we wanna test/debug/review your project :D
Thanks!
You are 'the little big brother', is that older or younger than him?
I'm older, he is 15, and I'm 18.
Also, why is your topic named '*Waves'?
Because I wanted find an unique name, and *Waves seemed fun to me (waving to someone, greeting :)
@DJ_O, they are still popular enough for me :)
I (my family) have 5 working 68k calcs, and only 1 z80.
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Of course we wanna test/debug/review your project :D
Thanks!
You are 'the little big brother', is that older or younger than him?
Also, why is your topic named '*Waves'?
Because I wanted find an unique name, and *Waves seemed fun to me (waving to someone, greeting :)
You didn't answer the second quote :P
Oh I see the 'waving' thing.
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Thanks for notifying, fixed it :)
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Of course we wanna test/debug/review your project :D
Thanks!
You are 'the little big brother', is that older or younger than him?
I'm older, he is 15, and I'm 18.
Also, why is your topic named '*Waves'?
Because I wanted find an unique name, and *Waves seemed fun to me (waving to someone, greeting :)
@DJ_O, they are still popular enough for me :)
I (my family) have 5 working 68k calcs, and only 1 z80.
Oh I mean for example, back when the other Omnimaga site moved to Invisionfree, about 50% of our userbase were 68K programmers and back then Ticalc.org had to split the POTY surveys in half because there were too many entries, so they didn't fit in one poll. Afterward the 68K series kinda went less popular because most experienced coders moved on due to 68K community drama started by one single person, then TI released the TI-Nspire and stopped marketting the 68K series as hard. Afterward the z80 series became popular again, as you can see on ticalc.org, but the 68K scene did not pick up as much yet. On Omnimaga, until both you and Jim joined, we only had like 3 68K calculator owners out of like 200 regularly active users.
It doesn't help that there are possibilities that TI discontinues the entire 68K line altogether (The last OS update was in 2005 or 2006)
Hopefully the arrival of more 68K programmers will increase the interest towards this platform again, providing TI doesn't discontinue it all.
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This is great! also, we have two members who know each other IRL again! Don't fight over the comp to use Omni lol.
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I think I missed the 68K community drama, in my eyes all looked good, with super mario of lachprog, ultima v of ranman and still some others.
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No, they must fight to the death over the computer! Also, have some peanuts:
(http://tinyurl.com/taopeanuts/)
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Lol yeah about the latter. Also I think there are more people who knows each others IRL. aeTIos knows LordConipuiter, Phenomist knows Leafiness0, , Deep Thought knows two forum members and Bwang knows Verdant (although the latter doesn't count since Verdant got permbanned <_<, same for one of Deep Thought's friends' X.x)
The 68K community drama mostly occured on French sites, which were way more active than english 68K sites actually. Eventually some veterans got fed up and left. The problem was solved 5 years after damage started being done. I'M sure we could maybe help reviving the 68K community, since we managed to do a lot with the z80 side after the 2008 lull (which was caused by similar issues, but not as bad). It might just take longer since the 68K userbase is smaller in general.
More great programs will actually help. :D
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Well, I guess I can say welcome too...
Welcome Jim, I hope you STAY FOREVER and not stop and start programming for the computer.
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Thanks for the peanuts!
I don't know how active I will be, but you can at least expect one release from me :)
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Welcome! I own a TI-89 myself, but I never ended up getting an 92/voyage 200. I was at one time considering the voyage 200, but they are (and always have been)near impossible to find in stores around here (I prefer to buy in store if possible). Anyhow, I hope you like it here! =)
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Welcome here, Jim! I hope you enjoy your Omnixperience. :D
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/me back
And here are your *normal* peanuts! :D
!peanuts (http://goo.gl/QMET)
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Meh, who wants normal peanuts?
Have some radioactive ones ;D
(http://www.omnimaga.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4454.0;attach=3295;image)
Welcome to Omni.
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Come to think of it when Stefan is doing a project, we can find out info from Jim, and vice-versa. Sweet! Joint project!
What linux do you use?
@Deep Thought: Yep, the *normal* ones are pretty good, but they don't have two flavors in one peanut! :D
@Darl181: What, are you trying to give him cancer? lolwut
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But they're...myyyy preeeeciousss.... [/LOTR ref.]
I didn't say he has to eat them ;)
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http://www.ticalc.org/archives/news/articles/1/15/15975.html
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Haha I remember that. ;D
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Thanks for all the peanuts! I just hope I don't die of cancer :p
On my netbook I use Ubuntu (Desktop Edition), and on my server Ubuntu Server.
I have used all various sorts of linux, (Fedora, Sabayon, Debian, Open-Suse, etc), but Ubuntu just works best on my hardware. And the facts is, that I love Linux, as I *love* to tweak things :)
Windows 7 isn't bad, Mac OS X isn't bad, but for me Linux beats them all.
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I really need to give Linux a try at one point. Not that I need it much, though, since I don't develop and most games I play are Windows games anyway.
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Windows isn't bad? You complain constantly!
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I really need to give Linux a try at one point. Not that I need it much, though, since I don't develop and most games I play are Windows games anyway.
I don't see you as a linux lover, but it is a good idea to give it a try. I know people who suggest linux a lot, and I know those who say it's just a legacy system. Personally, I have a server and a desktop, although the server is only to host stuff like IRC bots and use the apache server.
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Yeah personally I would only install it on my old computer. I prefer to leave this computer as it is now.