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Title: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Spyro543 on May 07, 2011, 08:25:46 am
It's so basic and boring.

Seems like I could make it do something better.

Is there any way? I'm fine with replacing stuff inside of it, to an extent.

I'm sorry if this is in the wrong thread. Please move it if it is. :)
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Munchor on May 07, 2011, 08:31:11 am
(http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://www.frontierpc.com/ProductImages/Large/10657001.jpg&sa=X&ei=aTvFTdrZLIP1sgbwxJSLDw&ved=0CAQQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNGxsV3AExLlJOV3rvW1z7aXh7ucOg)

This sure is my favourite scientific calculator (from what I've seen). However, I highly doubt you can do any programming on it.

Small, beautiful and has lots of functions, really awesome design.
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: aeTIos on May 07, 2011, 08:58:36 am
The lower part of the screen has 7 segment-like display, so yeah, I dont think you can program this thing. I used to have this one but it got stolen last year.
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: qazz42 on May 07, 2011, 09:07:51 am
I had two, one has been ripped apart by my screw driver.... I was bored...

either way, I dont think you can do anything :(
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: aeTIos on May 07, 2011, 09:13:25 am
I know what you can do: Do math (j/k)
I agree with qazz. While you might hack the TI-30XS Multiview (Link (http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/productCategory/us_scientific.html)), it seems impossible to hack this one due to the very different display.
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Munchor on May 07, 2011, 09:22:08 am
Quote from: aeTIos on May 07, 2011, 08:58:36 am
The lower part of the screen has 7 segment-like display, so yeah, I dont think you can program this thing. I used to have this one but it got stolen last year.

What do you mean with that?
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: turiqwalrus on May 07, 2011, 09:23:09 am
well, old programmable calcs had segment displays... :P
but they were generally larger. I don't think this calc can hava any decent program capabilities. sorry.
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: aeTIos on May 07, 2011, 09:24:35 am
This: (http://salestores.com/stores/images/images_747/TI30XIIB.jpg)
You know what a 7-segment display is, I hope...
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Spyro543 on May 07, 2011, 09:25:02 am
Not necessarily programming, just anything cool.

And I do know what a 7-segment display is.
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Munchor on May 07, 2011, 09:25:51 am
@aeTIos: Sorry, I still do not get it :(
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Spyro543 on May 07, 2011, 09:29:13 am
A 7-segment display looks like this:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/7_Segment_Display.svg/300px-7_Segment_Display.svg.png)

It can create any number:

(http://www.machine-information-systems.com/images/LED_Display_7_Segment.jpg)
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Munchor on May 07, 2011, 09:29:56 am
Oooh I get it, thanks :)
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: aeTIos on May 07, 2011, 09:30:13 am
You forgot about the hex digits. A 7-segment is often also called a hex digit display.
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Spyro543 on May 07, 2011, 09:40:54 am
Quote from: Spyro543 on May 07, 2011, 09:25:02 am
Not necessarily programming, just anything cool.
/me steers the topic back on track.

Oh yeah, I did see a cool YouTube video where someone made an animation with a TI-30XIIS.
Spoiler For YouTube video please look:

Quote from: comment from the uploader on how this was made
pretty easy. just put a dot on the first thing and then make the emoticons you want and then press = which will probably give you a syntax error and then just keep adding on to it what you want it to do and press = and then use the arrow keys to go up and down the animation :)
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: aeTIos on May 07, 2011, 09:46:54 am
lol. I think thats the only fun thing you can do with it (except writing boobs upside down :P)
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Deep Toaster on May 07, 2011, 11:30:55 am
You could type "0.7734" and turn it upside down :hyper:

Cheapest trick in the boob book.
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: ruler501 on May 07, 2011, 11:36:57 am
Quote from: Deep Thought on May 07, 2011, 11:30:55 am
You could type "0.7734" and turn it upside down :hyper:

Cheapest trick in the boob book.

Well now we know what Deep Thought thinking of right now...
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Deep Toaster on May 07, 2011, 11:43:07 am
Quote from: aeTIos on May 07, 2011, 09:46:54 am
lol. I think thats the only fun thing you can do with it (except writing boobs upside down :P)

:P
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Ancient Power on May 07, 2011, 11:46:33 am
Speaking of scientific calcs, did anything ever develop from the TI-34 Multiview ROM getting dumped?  I thought that was pretty interesting.
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Darl181 on May 07, 2011, 12:19:24 pm
Personally I have both the TI-30XIIS and a Sharp ELW535B (http://www.sharpusa.com/ForHome/HomeOffice/Calculators/ELW535B.aspx) (like a TI-34 Multiview, but for only $10) and I kind of have to say I like the latter better :P
That's my MP os right there...

One time I made a wave (on the ti-30XII) by putting 3-5 negative symbols, then 3-5 minus signs, and repeating till the buffer ran out, then scrolling left all the way, then back right.  Whee.
You can also kind of draw a fish )-(((o(
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: aeTIos on May 07, 2011, 12:20:30 pm
That sharp calc looks sweeeeeet!
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Deep Toaster on May 07, 2011, 12:21:34 pm
Sharp uses the same colors for 2nd and ALPHA as on a TI-83 Plus O.O
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Darl181 on May 07, 2011, 12:25:06 pm
My favorite part of it is one of the keys on top...
Spoiler For Spoiler:
The BS key
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: aeTIos on May 07, 2011, 12:25:20 pm
Thats why it looks cool! j/k
Also, wow, that costs only $10?
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Darl181 on May 07, 2011, 12:25:40 pm
It did at Kmart :P
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Deep Toaster on May 07, 2011, 12:25:59 pm
:w00t: Sharp knows exactly what I use it for.
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: TIfanx1999 on May 07, 2011, 06:19:32 pm
Maths? ???
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Yeong on May 07, 2011, 06:35:49 pm
you can just generate random numbers and try to guess the calc's mind :P
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Deep Toaster on May 07, 2011, 11:52:50 pm
Quote from: Art_of_camelot on May 07, 2011, 06:19:32 pm
Maths? ???

Banned for recommendation of illegal drugs. See rule #8 (http://www.omnimaga.org/index.php?action=ezportal;sa=page;p=2).

And back on topic, try this: Type some random gibberish, then ENTER, then 00 and press ENTER five times, then 01 and press ENTER five times, and keep doing that until you get to 010. Press UP to scroll back :P
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: ralphdspam on May 08, 2011, 12:11:45 am
Yeah, before I had an 84-P SE, I just made fun animations.
Of course, all of my math teachers think I am a good student by staying on task and using his calculator. :P
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Deep Toaster on May 08, 2011, 12:12:13 am
Quote from: ralphdspam on May 08, 2011, 12:11:45 am
Yeah, before I had an 84-P SE, I just made fun animations.
Of course, all of my math teachers think I am a good student by staying on task and using his calculator. :P

Lol, what do they think of you now?
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Munchor on May 08, 2011, 08:19:36 am
Well, my Maths teacher likes me because I taught him how to do stuff on the nspire :)
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: aeTIos on May 09, 2011, 02:22:26 pm
lol, I would that I could do that.
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Darl181 on May 09, 2011, 02:35:11 pm
I had to teach my teacher how to use the zoom menu...two days later he was still telling the class to input the values in manually :P
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: aeTIos on May 09, 2011, 02:40:38 pm
such things suck. teachers who dont know how to use their calcs.
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: turiqwalrus on May 10, 2011, 08:17:24 pm
they almost don't deserve the fancy $250 nspire CX's casio prizms. they deserve the CX's
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Darl181 on May 10, 2011, 08:19:49 pm
Quote
Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Spoiler For Don't look:
Lose the TI30XIIS game.  Now, whenever you see it... >:D
You could do pac-man:
Code: [Select]
(<)........and alternate with
Code: [Select]
.(-).......
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: turiqwalrus on May 10, 2011, 08:21:48 pm
that's not pacman, though. pacman has his mouth on the side, not in the middle :P
other than animations, I think that all it is is a good scientific calculator
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: aeTIos on May 11, 2011, 09:15:21 am
^^ seconded.
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: Darl181 on May 11, 2011, 06:58:00 pm
Quote from: turiqwalrus on May 10, 2011, 08:21:48 pm
that's not pacman, though. pacman has his mouth on the side, not in the middle :P
It looks more round that way.  If it matters much, you could just do it your own way on-calc :P

And yeah, it's pretty much like a general-purpose scientific calc.
Also, it looks to me like the 30 line isn't dying anytime soon, they've been making them since the 70's (http://datamath.org/SCI/MAJESTIC/TI-30.htm) and there's a good 50+ different models of it since (at least on datamath there is, tho some are just different color cases)

EDIT: Even a model with mathprint O.O  Turns out it was discontinued, figures. http://datamath.org/Sci/Modern/TI-30X-PRO.htm
Title: Re: Can I do anything with my TI-30XIIS?
Post by: joshuarpl on October 29, 2018, 03:31:19 pm
For animation, you can use dots as empty spaces!
Pi as actors.
Numbers as entities or items.
Left bracket and right bracket as walls.
D as a door.
and I'm not sure what else to use as a thing.