I got most of my working computers for free, ranging from a P3 with (nearly) 512 MB to a Powermac 7100/66 (It can't run linux )

I would vote for both 1 and 4, but I voted for 4 since it needs it the most, esp. in the area of on-calc documentation. The best I've seen so far is some FlashBook apps, which are not the best choice for manuals. I'd love to see something like CtlgHelp, that gives a small description (or even a large one) of what the command selected does when you press a key!

Err, there's a reason it won't happen as a direct result of a java port, mostly involving 3D graphics hardware and native libraries.

I'm afraid pretty much none of the mods will run on a port, since a port would have to have a very specialized rendering engine and a far more limited map system. (Read: Total rewrite)

Keep in mind, you don't just have to port the jvm, you have to port every single library MC uses, including LWJGL, which requires 3D acceleration.

Am I saying it's impossible to make a minecraft-like game, survival and all? No way. (I lost all faith in my ability to judge programming capability for the 83+ when I saw nostromo) I'm just saying that minecraft in its current state will never run on the nspire. Not even slowly. Especially if the 3D rendering gets offloaded to the CPU (That alone would max the nspire, let alone gameplay)

Minicraft, though......Not so sure there. It's a lot more possible, I'll acknowledge that.

I'd recommend C/C++ if you're willing, as it helps people grasp the limitations of how computers actually think, without delving into assembly. Higher-level langs like Python or Java tend to obscure those, but they still crop up in annoying ways (like how I can use an n-sized int in python, but I'm restricted to a list length of 65535 or something.)

The differences between python 2.x and 3.x are minimal enough that a beginner should probably just stick to 3. It's mostly mild syntax changes for very simple commands (anything more complex is in a library anyways)

It's an Emulator running Puppy linux (first set), which has a bug where the Chrome bar still renders the system border (second set) even if you set it to only render its own border (third set) with its buttons. The solution is to have it set to only use the system border, so you don't get the extra Close/Maximize/Minimize buttons.

Sure is. Good catch on the youtube description.

There are advantages to B&W displays, you know, like power consumption. Most modern color LCDs require a backlight, and those that don't cost more than double (reflective/transflective vs transmissive, big price gap in color, but with B&W reflective becomes a viable option)

Besides, it's still just a calculator. They don't design these things for the graphics. Most of the money doesn't go into the screen anyways, so a change to color without causing a large power draw (there's a reason the cx has a rechargeable Li-Poly battery) would increase the price of the calc, assuming all other costs were to remain the same, including profits.