Survey - where?

I like 1 and 2: perhaps implement both? Updated files would not have to be re-screened

The survey isn't up yet. It will be when the survey editor comes online.

Yeah sorry about that, I forgot I had to go to work. It's up now, if that's any conselation?

I have noticed that. There are a lot of pointless math programs, as well as tons of demos that were never completed, that should be deleted also. I have also noticed that there have been few file updates lately: I've been waiting about 2 weeks for some Mario levelsets I've made to get online.

I've been waiting for 2 weeks too. But be warned, there are about 200 files waiting to be uploaded so it may take a while. :(

The sooner we come up with a plan, the sooner Morgan and I can take care of it. Keep in mind that Morgan and I processed 1278 files in seven days... it can be done. :-D

If you give an infinite number of mokeys typewritters and give them an infinite amount of time they will produce the entire shakespearian collection.

I like the idea of reorganizing but lets not waste all our time trying to save time.

I hope you didn't think I was calling you a monkey, I was just saying, of course it can be done.

If you have an infinite number of computer programs running on a multi-tasking system with a really fast CPU generating a random sequence of ASCII characters, it might produce the entire Shakespearian collection in an even less infinite amount of time. ;)

But it's still infinite...

No, it's finite. If you consider that there's x number of characters in all of WS's works, and there are 70 possible characters (letters (u&l), numbers, and punctuation), then there are only 70^x possibilities, and one of them is 100% correct.

But you must have in infinite amount of time because it may repeat itself.

yes, a random sequence, not a list of sequences read until the good one comes out...

but with an infinite number of programs running, at least one of them HAS to write it correctly the first time (if it is truely random) and thus it would be done in a few minutes (depending on processor speed)

The only problem is which one did it...

With an infinite number of prossesors it would take an infinite amount of time to process the prossesors data and match it to the shakespearean collection.

That's an idea... they could separate programs into demo and finished versions. That would save a lot of people's time.

Demos could have an expiration date, after which they would be removed.

and demos could have a seperate folder...

Problem is, some demos are worth downloading, whether or not they're done.

...like Super Alien Strike, for instance. *points at link above*

Darn it! I have a 83+

wow, that game looks awesome. I mustve overlooked it 100 times. Thanks for pointing it out.

Also, if a demo is up as "[game]demo.zip" and then the game was finished and uploaded as simply "[game].zip" then the demo should be deleted. Same goes for updates that have different file names. The only exception is expansions or sequels.

Yes.

It is our policy to remove such files, but we sometimes (often?) overlook them. Send an e-mail off to filearchive@ticalc.org detailing the problem, even if it isn't your file, and we'll take care of it.

I know ive seen files like that more than once, but i dont remember what files. If i find them ill send an email.

Egad! an 89, HW2, OS 2.09, PreOS 0.67. Like so many other programs, it gives me "invalid relocation data in ASM program," which often causes the need for a complete calc restart. Any idea how to fix this?

"invalid relocation data in ASM program"? I think that means that you're using an older file launcher. Try getting the latest version of TTStart.