I have been waiting so long for something like this. I got my 84+SE im January and Im getting to put in my third set of batteries, something of a calc-a-hoic, so this is awesome.

While I agree this is momentous, I was distressed by one part of your post:

<Im getting to put in my third set of batteries>

You ought to consider rechargable AAAs; not only is it eco-friendly, but you'll end up saving money on batteries. And they last a comparable length of time, in my experience.

I am not sure about in calculators, but at least in my GBA rechargeable AA's last only about 8 hours or so, while non-rechargeables last a few hours longer. That said, I use rechargeables anyway because I do not play games for more than 8 hours a day. :)

Maybe TI should just start making computers. :)

Don't you mean go back to making computers? :)

Yay, the TI-99+SE 4a Home Computer, lol...

(yes, the +SE was intentional...)

Yeah, TI used to make computers.

Oh, I remember the TI-99. It was a good computer. It was the one that got me started into programming in the first place. Though, talk about limitations... small amount of ram and no persistant internal storage.

So could one theoratically write a driver for a wireless USB adapter to communicate with other calcs?

Sure, why not? Isn't that what everyone has been waiting for since graphing calcs were invented?

Dan said on WikiTI that at least one 802.11b adapter of his requires too much power to initialize...but I'm not giving my hopes up. :-)

You don't want 802.11b anyway. Bluetooth would work just fine and would be short range. Bluetooth USB adapters aren't that expensive either.

I would prefer to use my existing 802.11b network if that were possible ;) . So it would be nice to find a 802.11b adapter that can run in the 100mA limit.

(Or we find something like an adapter that can provide additional power dedicated to the USB port... kinda like a microhub that only has two points (one in and out) and has a rechargable battery or something to provide an extra 300mA or so... ...... Does such a thing exist?)

couldn't you have some external usb power?

Yes, by sticking a hub in there. That would open two options: a battery powered hub (rechargable D's?) or the 'ol wall socket version.

You could get a wall socket version and run it from a battery box, or you could build some sort of "power injector" to inject power into the USB line. That would not be too dificult, actually. Just a few diodes and a voltage regulator connected to two usb plugs. I can work on a design if anybody is interested.

So how fast is the keypress response time with a keyboard? Fast enough for playing games/typing?

PS: Excellent job Dan and ExtendeD!

Yup, it's plenty fast! It's about a million times better than using the TI-Keyboard. OK, maybe not a million, but the annoying rollover problems that plague anyone typing faster than 10 wpm on the TI-Keyboard are absent when using a USB keyboard.

Could it take 100WPM?

Wow... JUST AMAZING work, guys!!! Even just being able to dig through however many pages of the USB 2.0 official specs and understand it all is great in itself! (believe me, I've tried) This is exactly the kind of thing I wish I'd done myself. :-D Now if I just had an 84+...

I must say, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I know I've been waiting for something like this since I got my first calc (no USB)

Supposing that a driver can be written to control a wireless network adapter, we should be able to set up a wireless calc network. And, with the right conversion programs, we could even surf the Web!

Once again, CONGRATULATIONS!!

<bowing down to Michael and Dan, repeatedly>

OMG! This is amazing! I have always wanted to be able to plug a USB FlashDrive into a calculator - just think how many files you could have access to on your calculator. Too bad I only have a 83+SE. I hope there's something similar for the 89.

Is there such a prog for the 89 titanium? That video would look a lot better on a 89 screen!