ticalc.org
Basics Archives Community Services Programming
Hardware Help About Search Your Account
   Home :: Archives :: News :: How To Use a TI for Internet Access At School

How To Use a TI for Internet Access At School
Posted by Nick on 9 October 1999, 22:54 GMT

Justin Karneges has published an interesting article regarding the usage of TI calculators to access the Internet in a classroom setting. Some people will find this interesting, especially the privileged few who take their laptops to school. :)

Source: Dimension-TI

 


The comments below are written by ticalc.org visitors. Their views are not necessarily those of ticalc.org, and ticalc.org takes no responsibility for their content.


Re: How To Use a TI for Internet Access At School
Alan Kwan  Account Info
(Web Page)

I like it. :) I already use my cd player a lot in class with the simple earphone cable-through-clothes concept, so I could imagine it. But I don't have a laptop, or the hardware... other than glink & calc but it's nice to think about. :)

I thought about having a "TI Server" at school... run by god knows what, 4 TI-86's in a Beowulf formation or a standalone computer? I dunno. Anyway, everyone with their pimpin' radio link could login to the server, and start IRC'ing with people all over campus who were also logged in. Talk about anything and everything, with everyone. Then set up multiplayer tetris, bomberbloke or whatever games... That would RULE. :)

-Alan

     11 October 1999, 11:05 GMT


Re: Re: How To Use a TI for Internet Access At School
Nick Disabato  Account Info
(Web Page)

What you want seems a smidge out-of-reach but if you actually get a TI-86 beowulf cluster to work, tell us ;)

--BlueCalx

     12 October 1999, 01:08 GMT

Re: How To Use a TI for Internet Access At School
AlienCow  Account Info
(Web Page)

--From Justin's Q & A section in his article:

Q. I'm in college, why would I want to do this?
A. You don't. This is really only for High School students. Laptops are permitted at college. If I see you at college typing on your TI-83, I'm going to laugh at you while I use my Sony VAIO 505TR.

Sorry, nothing intelligent to say about this. I just liked the humor aspect. :)

     11 October 1999, 18:58 GMT

Re: How To Use a TI for Internet Access At School
net-cat
(Web Page)

You people that use your calcs for cheating listen up:
It will only work in math class.

Teachers aren't idiots. Picture this:
History exams. You whip out your handy-dandy calc and activate the cheat program. Your teacher sees your calc and wonders, whats that guy doing with a calculator in HISTORY?! He/She Sneaks up behind you and sees "Japaneses bombed pearl harbor Dec 7, 1941" on the screen. He figures you're cheating and confiscates your calc. You flunk test, get parents called, grounded, etc., etc., etc.

It may have worked in the past, but it's only a matter of time before you get caught.

---

PS. Its a cool idea if you're like me and have no social-life.

     28 December 1999, 07:55 GMT


Re: Re: How To Use a TI for Internet Access At School
Hummmm Hummmm  Account Info

Laptop????????? come one now someon figure out USB for the TIs and than plug it into a USB wireles device than you wont need the laptop but you will probley need some kind of externall power sorce

     2 February 2000, 17:05 GMT
1  2  3  

You can change the number of comments per page in Account Preferences.

  Copyright © 1996-2012, the ticalc.org project. All rights reserved. | Contact Us | Disclaimer