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

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

--BlueCalx

--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. :)

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.

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

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