Omnimaga
Omnimaga => News => Topic started by: Eeems on February 15, 2010, 01:01:12 pm
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TI has officially released the new OS, boasting of mathprint and a history list of past equations you entered like omnicalc was able to do.
http://education.ti.com/educationportal/downloadcenter/SoftwareDetail.do?website=US&tabId=1&appId=6014
Due to the lack of compatability with lots of software it is recommended that you do not install this on a real calc but on an emulator.
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Woot! New OS! :)
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Sadly, no update for the 84+ emu on the NSpire... :(
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:/ well you aren't really missing much. There are way too many problems to actually want to update yet.
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Here's the skinny.
For games and the like, OS 2.43.
For ACTUAL math (pssh, who does that anymore?), OS 2.53MP.
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lol, and even with 2.43 you can get all the functionality that 2.53MP has with third party apps.
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Also, if you f'ked up, you can downgrade back to OS 2.43. MAKE SURE YOU RAM CLEAR! TWICE!
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I won't upgrade because I doN,t even have a real 84+ anyway. I got one 83+ that still works fine, a defective 83+SE and a TI-Nspire
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It's too bad 2.43 isn't still on the TI site...
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Yeah, I think i'm just going to hold onto my OS unless i find an actual reason to upgrade :P
Symbolic/Omnicalc give me all i need anyways ^^
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French TI sites tend to be lax on providing downloads of TI OSes, despite that not being so legal. I guess you could maybe hunt for an old OS on them, else I am certain certain other sources (or people) may have them.
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I wonder if anyone has verified that the version on TI's site is the same as the one Brandon had? If so it's buggy as hell from what I read. I would *HOPE* that they fixed any issues before releasing it. >_>
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Bugs != incompatibilities
Anyway, this is the only way of persuading my math teacher to use more powerful calculator software. She won't trust/allow ANY third-party stuff. Sad...
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I know that bugs != incompatabilities... But not only is it buggy but xlib and omnicalc will not work, as well as others.
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Bugs != incompatibilities
Anyway, this is the only way of persuading my math teacher to use more powerful calculator software. She won't trust/allow ANY third-party stuff. Sad...
I just seem to remember reading that there were a bunch of odd bugs. I wasn't referring to any of the compatibility issues, but as far as I remember they seem a bit minor (as far as BASIC goes). In regards to ASM I'm not sure. I heard they added some BCALLS, but I'm not sure the extent of what they did.
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Yes, some display issues with the homescreen, that's true.
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Lol, we already have it :P
Don't need it, too much bugs
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Well, if I remember, in the EFnet IRC channel #ti (or maybe it was #omnimaga?) some people reported bugs with MathPrint or fractions, but I forgot what they were. All I know is that they occured without running any BASIC or ASM prog. TI seems to be starting doing the same mistake as in 2001: they don't test their stuff hard enough before releasing it. Look at the first 83+Silver Edition OS (1.13), you could crash your calc WITHOUT ASM!
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Even our most renowned third-party apps have bugs too. The TIOS is pretty stable, IMO. If we file enough bug reports, they'll be able to fix most of them, I think.
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True, I hope they will also fix the compatibility issues, though. Personally, for ppl who want to play BASIC games and most ASM games, I recommend keeping an older OS in case.
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I have to agree with that.