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Re: Discovery of an Nspire Color prototype
« Reply #15 on: November 09, 2012, 08:17:29 pm »
We allready tried with his email last year, no answer - neither for me, nor for datamath.org.

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Re: Discovery of an Nspire Color prototype
« Reply #16 on: November 09, 2012, 08:24:06 pm »
Wow, that's pretty awesome!
BTW, how do you pic up prototypes? I mean, how do you find 'em O.o

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Re: Discovery of an Nspire Color prototype
« Reply #17 on: November 10, 2012, 03:16:40 am »
The loans and exchange of information go both ways - but in general, critor has good contacts with anyone in the community :)
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Re: Discovery of an Nspire Color prototype
« Reply #18 on: November 10, 2012, 03:33:31 am »
I lol'ed at the spoiler.
Critor, any news on the prototype?
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Re: Discovery of an Nspire Color prototype
« Reply #19 on: November 10, 2012, 04:40:37 pm »
Yes, here is the latest news:
http://tiplanet.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=10728

Boot1 3.0.0 and Boot2 3.0.0!


OS 3.0.0.0 or 3.0.0.devbuild:




Although the version is 3.0.0.0, the OS seems very similar with the released 3.0.1.

But, Boot1 and Boot2 are much more surprising... Watch it booting:
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Re: Discovery of an Nspire Color prototype
« Reply #20 on: November 10, 2012, 04:46:55 pm »
Why did they replace this nice boot screen with the ugly b/w animation it is in the released CX?  O.O

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Re: Discovery of an Nspire Color prototype
« Reply #21 on: November 10, 2012, 04:48:57 pm »
wut? for me, it is a red-and-black screen featuring a load indicator.
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Re: Discovery of an Nspire Color prototype
« Reply #22 on: November 10, 2012, 05:20:25 pm »
Why did they replace this nice boot screen with the ugly b/w animation it is in the released CX?  O.O
In the CX, it has a TI background "image" (black-red) and the loading bar is blue, IIRC. You must think of the Clickpad/Touchpad Nspires :P
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Re: Discovery of an Nspire Color prototype
« Reply #23 on: November 10, 2012, 05:35:02 pm »
Ah right, I remember I've seen it. The green and black is still prettier, but red fits TI better.
I haven't thought of the clickpad/touchpad, though, but of the emulator.

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Re: Discovery of an Nspire Color prototype
« Reply #24 on: November 10, 2012, 06:49:30 pm »
Yeah for me it's the black and red thing. I notice that in the video it's black, though.

Is it me or does it take longer to boot?
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Re: Discovery of an Nspire Color prototype
« Reply #25 on: November 10, 2012, 07:39:28 pm »
wow, nspire takes forever to boot! and I thought the prizm's reboot time of 2 sec was slow (it is, compared to fx9860)...



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Re: Discovery of an Nspire Color prototype
« Reply #26 on: November 10, 2012, 07:57:29 pm »
I think the PRIZM is slower because when turning it OFF the RAM is copied to Flash or vice-versa, right? (preventing most data loss)

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Re: Discovery of an Nspire Color prototype
« Reply #27 on: November 25, 2012, 11:59:26 am »
Just leaked the TI-Nspire Color RS232 bootlog on TI-Planet:
http://tiplanet.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=132766#p132766

Although TI-Nspire Color prototypes identify themselves as TI-Nspire CX, they only have 32MB SDRAM like TI-Nspire CM or older TI-Nspire and not 64MB! :o

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Boot Loader Stage 1 (3.00.DEVBUILD)
Build: 2010/9/14, 16:30:29
Copyright (c) 2006-2010 Texas Instruments Incorporated
Using developer keys

Last boot progress: 65

Available system memory: 33196
Checking for NAND: NAND Flash ID: MICRON     
SDRAM size: 32 MB
SDRAM memory test:   Pass
Clearing SDRAM...Done.
Clocks:  CPU = 132MHz   AHB = 66MHz   APB = 33MHz   
Clearing SDRAM...Done.
Clearing SDRAM...Done.
Boot option: Normal

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BOOT1: loading complete (315 ticks), launching image.



Boot Loader Stage 2 (3.00.DEVBUILD)
Build: 2010/9/24, 16:33:1
Copyright (c) 2006, 2007, 2008 Texas Instruments Incorporated
Using developer keys

Clocks:  CPU = 132MHz   AHB = 66MHz   APB = 33MHz
Checking for NAND: NAND Flash ID: MICRON     


Initializing graphics subsystem.
Boot option: Normal


Initializing filesystem.
Datalight Reliance v2.10.1150
Copyright (c) 2003-2006 Datalight, Inc.
Datalight FlashFX Pro v3.00 Build 1358
Nucleus Edition for ARM9
Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Datalight, Inc.
Patents: US#5860082, US#6260156.
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Purging temporary files...

TI_OS_INSTALL_PRECHECK_OK (0)


Loading Operating System...



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BOOT2: loading complete (1887 ticks), launching image.



Beginning system initialization.
Clocks:  CPU = 132 MHz AHB = 66 MHz APB = 33 MHz

Preparing file system. This takes a while...
   POSIX layer initialized.
   POSIX "NULL" device initialized.
   POSIX "CONSOLE" device initialized.
Datalight Reliance v2.10.1150
Copyright (c) 2003-2006 Datalight, Inc.
Datalight FlashFX Pro v3.00 Build 1358
Nucleus Edition for ARM9
Copyright (c) 1993-2006 Datalight, Inc.
Patents: US#5860082, US#6260156.

   POSIX file system initialized.
File system ready.
* No battery door detection

System build date: Feb 14 2011, 12:43:17
Available memory: 15469900 bytes

Purging temporary files...

Launching system...

WLAN Module detached!
------------------ Module is Gone!!
TouchPad Firmware Revision : 01060000

Created Execution Context
NavNet Ready.


With only 32MB SDRAM, even if we manage to mod them into real production TI-Nspire CX, TI-Nspire Color owners will remain disappointed, especially with some Ndless programs.
« Last Edit: November 25, 2012, 12:01:02 pm by critor »
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