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Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Posted by Michael on 8 February 2007, 22:18 GMT

[TI PLT SHH1] Joerg Woerner of the Datamath Calculator Museum has been kind enough to share with us photos and information about a never-released TI prototype calculator: the PLT SHH1, featuring an OMAP 1510 processor, 16 MB RAM, and a SD slot. In conjunction with its PLT WS1 cradle, it also had 802.11b wireless capability. Joerg is asking that anyone with additional information about this calculator e-mail him.

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Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
calcprogrammer1  Account Info

Wow that thing's cool! That chip probably could even decode mp3's from SD cards!...and to think my 84 can hold the equivalent of an outdated floppy disk...

Reply to this comment    9 February 2007, 05:18 GMT


Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
El_Diablo Account Info

-You must haven't heard of "MSD8X?" My 84+ has about 2GB of archive, but my ram takes a hit per program I put on it, so I rely on trying to recode it for 89 Titanium.
-That calc looks like you have to use a menu for every funcition, or is that thing touch screen? Either way, it isn't very practical if you have to access a menu for every time you want to do a "Solve(*)" funtion.
-Oh yeah, why is it neccessary to have the "3rd post" debate?! I am the 15th, and I don't feel any special!

Reply to this comment    9 February 2007, 14:54 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
calcprogrammer1  Account Info

I've heard of it but never tried it cause I don't have the cable....maybe I could build one out of old computer parts...eh, if there are any applications/programs that will read native formats on it I might buy the cable

Reply to this comment    10 February 2007, 05:20 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Matt M Account Info
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Get this <link> -- it will work for any device to any device.

http://www.radioshack.com
/product/index.jsp
?productId=2111061

Reply to this comment    10 February 2007, 13:44 GMT

Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Matthew Baron  Account Info

Thats uber 1337!!! I would pay my nspire fund for that thing!

Reply to this comment    9 February 2007, 20:29 GMT

Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
patz2009  Account Info
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What I'm suprised about is the fact that the ticalc staff has *NOT* mysteriously disappeared.

802.11? Brandon's working on a USB driver for wireless on the 84+...

Reply to this comment    9 February 2007, 23:13 GMT


Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Christopher Chancellor  Account Info
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Are you serious?? 802.11 is what my school uses! Oh my gosh! The age of calculators has come...

Reply to this comment    17 March 2007, 20:21 GMT

Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
bhtooefr Account Info
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Looks like TI and HP had a bit of a competition (again)... and it was a competition with vaporware...

However, this device (and the HP one, as well) IS kinda pointless. If it's meant for educational use, then it would have been too expensive for the intended market, especially seeing as they'd have had to buy at least an 83+ for tests (well, OK, they could have gotten a TI-30 for most stuff, but TI's intentionally forced graphers on people.)

If it's meant for engineering use, engineers nowadays don't want giant powerful calculators, they want a tiny little scientific that fits in their pocket, because they have desktops and laptops running Matlab and the like that can blow away any device like this.

Reply to this comment    9 February 2007, 23:30 GMT

Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
James Koch  Account Info
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So was this before or after the Nspire idea?

And again, why not (since this a prototype) add a color screen and sound? They could then call it "The TI-PSP for Nerds".

I'd buy it.

Reply to this comment    10 February 2007, 00:42 GMT


Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Matt M Account Info

I think that would be a oversized Palm Pillot then.

Why not just write AMS or an emulator for PalmOS?

Reply to this comment    10 February 2007, 13:48 GMT

Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
MDR Falcon  Account Info
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Wow... that calc is a work of art. I like the SD slot. This surely puts the TI Nspire to shame.

Reply to this comment    10 February 2007, 00:58 GMT

Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Snave2000  Account Info

Indeed; I second that!

Reply to this comment    10 February 2007, 09:36 GMT

Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Matt M Account Info

I third it.

Reply to this comment    10 February 2007, 13:54 GMT

Rare TI Calculator Prototype
aladdinslamp Account Info
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I forward it. (Four'd it, get it?)

Reply to this comment    15 February 2007, 02:21 GMT


Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Christopher Chancellor  Account Info
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hI five it.

Reply to this comment    17 March 2007, 20:22 GMT

Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Matthew Baron  Account Info

This obviously has the specs to run Linux, So I ask, Is there anyway to run a distro of Linux on a voyage or 89?

Reply to this comment    10 February 2007, 02:04 GMT

Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Lewk Of Serthic  Account Info

I've never seen why not. the m68k is supported by the linux kernel, and though the memory and storage aren't anywhere where they would need to be for a modern distro, older versions of unix have run on lesser machines.

You might also want to take a quick look at PedrOS

Reply to this comment    10 February 2007, 02:52 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
roms  Account Info
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MC68000 is not supported by Linux due to a lack of MMU but earlier version of this processor (MC680x0) are.

But, m68k is supported by uCLinux.

Reply to this comment    11 February 2007, 14:06 GMT

Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Matt M Account Info

I would say that about DOS but I think any command-line environment would be rather hard to use lacking a qwerty board.

Reply to this comment    10 February 2007, 13:50 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
burntfuse  Account Info
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It depends...you could use a really, really, REALLY stripped-down version of Xorg (or just do some custom gfx with the framebuffer).

Reply to this comment    12 February 2007, 16:41 GMT


Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
lifeiscalc Account Info

And the point? I guess it would be good for bragging rights...

Reply to this comment    12 February 2007, 18:14 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
burntfuse  Account Info
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For me, getting a Linux kernel running on a calculator would just be something to satisfy my inner hacker. Besides, it would be fun to test bash scripts or run python on something I could stick in my pocket.

Reply to this comment    13 February 2007, 03:06 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Benjamin Kiessling  Account Info
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Hmm there is a BSD like system for the TI89 anywhere. The developer doesn't work any longer on it but it is there. He ported everything (Multitasking too) and it boots on a calculator and mount the filesystem.
Unfortunately is the sourcecode not published. :(.

I want the GNU/Hurd for the Voyage 200.

mfg Gva

Reply to this comment    14 February 2007, 14:53 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Benjamin Kiessling  Account Info
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Sorry the name of it is Punix.
If someone know the developer of this or can reach him, beg him to release the sourcecode please.

Reply to this comment    14 February 2007, 14:56 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Benjamin Kiessling  Account Info
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Ohh sorry again the sourcecode is free.
If someone want to continue the work on it, I would be very interested.

Reply to this comment    14 February 2007, 15:03 GMT


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Kevin Kofler Account Info
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See here for the latest about Punix:
http://p080.ezboard.com/ ftichessteamhqfrm5.showMessage? topicID=3322.topic
(remove the spaces).

Reply to this comment    14 February 2007, 16:16 GMT


Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Rare TI Calculator Prototype
Igrek  Account Info
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The source is available here (web link).
http://www.ti-news.net/
project_viewfile.php?id=00000106
PS:This is my first post.

Reply to this comment    18 April 2007, 20:04 GMT

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