I knew they had a knowledge base, but I rarely use it, as their search algorithm nevere really worked, and Google can't crawl knowledgebases.

I think "Knowledge Base" is a specific database/frontend software for this kid of web-info., as Apple, TI, and a few other big corporations have "Knowledge Base"s.

And thanks for pointing me to the cool stuff!

yea there is a program. its called oracle. i guess they are a big company and you can get certifications in dealing with their software.

Oracle is a big company. Very big.

Anyways the funny part is an oracle app is overkill for a knowledge base app like that. But oh well. It's enterprise!

Too bad they can't include reasons why TI-Connect will randomly stop working or why TI decided to not update their drivers for their graphing calculators.

I guess knowing that my calculator needs 6 volts is more important?

Sure it is! It is way more important than knowing what's new in the latest 84+ Rom update!

if your calc doesn't have power how are you suposto figure out 4*1.5 and get it working again?

A nice feature, but I still think ticalc.org has a nicer database, as I have learned 99% of what I know about TI's from the logs and forums here. This seems to be orchestrated to more parents/students who don't know much about their calculator, especially not programming and games, but rather want to know the basics of how to use their brand new $120 calc.

Well yeah, they've got a more "consumer-oriented" site, so if you want to find out technical info somewhere else like ticalc.org is the place to look.

Not to mention...

tinews.net
cemetech.net
unitedti.org
maxcoderz.org
detachedsolutions.com
calchaven.org
omnimaga.dyndns.org
...etc

this is cool. I like algorithms

I was reading the part about ROMs and it said that you can't disassemble them. so does that mean that it is illeagle to jump into a rom routine whith VTI or TIEMU.

That's really stupid if it's true, and I'm going to keep on disassembling my ROMs anyways no matter what they say. *goes off muttering about proprietary software and restrictions on reverse-engineering*

Does this mean that the emulators on this site are illeagle?

No, it just means that you can't take the ROM apart to figure out how it works.

Look not to corporate copyright holders for an accurate interpretation of copyright law.

If you downloaded the OS from TI's web site, then you probably agreed to their EULA in the process, which does quite clearly state what you are and are not permitted to do with it.

If, however, you have been living in a box with no Internet connection (oh! the horror!) and you bought a calculator from a store and downloaded its ROM to your computer, then there is nothing stopping you -- legally or technically -- from disassembling it, running it in an emulator, or doing anything else you like on your own machine. You have no right to distribute the OS or its disassembly, though.

In most European countries, EULA provisions against reverse engineering are mostly unenforceable, there are some limits as to what types of reverse-engineering are allowed (disassembling and then copying&pasting the disassembled code is of course a copyright violation), but EULAs may not set further limits. Sadly, the USA allows contracts or EULAs to override many of the customer-friendly laws, European countries tend to have such laws prevail instead.

Makes me want to move to Sweden or Finland even more...

am I the only one that thinks that Ticalc.org should have their own chat room?

You're in it.

It is called IRC, server: EFNet, channel: #tcpa

No!!! Don't give it away!! Tell them to go join #ti instead!

#tcpa is more friendly and active :)

i think he/she meant live chat...oh the grammor horror!
wuzup
nm u
lol
lmao
ty
yw
...
AAHHH!

Oh no, his brain is being eaten by the AIM n00b virus! We must save him!

Awww.... Do we have too?

OK, maybe not. ;-)