This is not good...I'm not old enough (14) to enter. Let's sue for age-based discrimination!</sarcasm>. Seriously, I really was looking forward to entering. It's unfair.

And some of us who are old enough won't have time.... I'd love to have fun programming a new app; but I just don't have the time anymore...

Bob Maresh

That is dumb to have a age limit. I had everything all set up for the new program. Maybe TI inc. made a bad decision to have a age limit. Because there could be a very helpful person to them but is underage. I wonder who the hack is the CFO and marketing Manager of TI inc. Well. I guess that does it for me because I am 15 years young :) Better just forget about programming for that inc. They have dumb prizes anyways, work for them for 3 months, that is totally awful even the musting thing is better. I would go Microsoft campus than that TI inc. Unless................:-)

Maybe all the employees were on drugs, so they put an age limit on the APPS and didn't on the car. Just a thought.

Well, you could make it, and have an adult enter with your program for you. Is that legal?

And what if your parent wins, and TI offers them the programming job? That's not a very good idea.

Or maybe they set an age limit because people under a certain ago CANNOT ENTER INTO A CONTRACT, or other legal issues beyond their contol?

could be.

could be.

Well...Can't let any one use my programs and get in the contest, I think it is written in the rules, I am not sure. Oh well, I better just program for the PC, it has a brighter future. :) Does it have to be in flash?

The reason that you must be 16 is simple: TI is using the contest as an opportunity to find cheap, qualified developers to write applications for their calculators. There are state and federal US laws regarding hiring persons under the age of 16. Instead of having to work around these laws, TI merely stipulated that anyone entering the contest must be at least 16 years of age.

Cool... I turned 16 on May 14th, so I just barely made it for the beginning of the contest!

I might enter if I can just leave my Linux PDA (the VR3d) alone for a while.

-Sean

Outrageous!

Many good programmers are <16. Can we have our parents enter? oh, I guess we can't-must work along. I'm 7/8 to boycotting TI after this.

What compiler can you use? Can you use TIGCC, or do you have to use their SDK.

From the rules:
All code submitted to TI must be written as a valid application.
-Must use valid entry points as given in documentation
-Must not write directly to the platform's hardware (display drivers, etc.)

Since it must be a "valid application," I assume that it will need to be written through the SDK. You could write the program as a regular program for testing, but it sounds like it must be converted into an application before being submitted. (You can debug it on TI's simulator, but not on your own calc).

-Sean

One could even conclude from the "valid application" part, that it needs to be signed. Any thoughts?

I'm sure it does not have to be signed. The 68k SDK is only in BETA form, so you can't even purchase the SDK or any signings for it.

-Sean

heh, I wish they had to be signed -- it would be an easy win. I just sent two apps off for signing this week =)

-Scott

I hope they are what I think they are :)

I am sorry. I wanted to send my Tezxas ZX Spectrum emulator to the contest just to show to TI how powerful is their machine that it can emulate complete other computer. But, the limitation to ROM based video access excludes my program, but also the most of games and nice graphic programs.
On the other side, this limitation guides to possible new MC68000 calculators, with different screen resolution.

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From the rules:
All code submitted to TI must be written as a valid application.
-Must use valid entry points as given in documentation
-Must not write directly to the platform's hardware (display drivers, etc.)

Since it must be a "valid application," I assume that it will need to be written through the SDK. You could write the program as a regular program for testing, but it sounds like it must be converted into an application before being submitted. (You can debug it on TI's simulator, but not on your own calc).

-Sean

how will TI know if you are >16 or not?