Re: A86: Wierd TI web site?
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Re: A86: Wierd TI web site?
i mean REAL windows, not just a shell. the only time it would run standard ASM
program is in a sort of MS-DOS mode.
Kirk
Tercero wrote:
> A small version of Windows was written...called Aurora. Aurora was pretty
> impressive but the following limitations must be overcome before it would
> be profitable (educationally speaking):
>
> - small, close to ASE
> - An icon drawing program
> - compatibility with ASM, Basic, and other emulated assembly progs
> - practicality
>
> Aurora was good for looks but it fell far short of Ashell in usefulness and
> user-friendlyness. IMHO, I think that the time used to program it could be
> better spent. But hey, it's your life.
>
> By the way thanks for the April fools prog. I got my best friend with it good!
> And my bro almost got his Calculus teacher. You know those attachments to
> the teacher's calc's so that they can hook up to a big display on an overhead
> projector. Wouldn't it be great to see your message up on an overhead projector!
>
> Tercero
>
> Kirk Meyer wrote:
> >
> > If I wrote Windows for the calculator (and I mean REAL Windows) would
> > anyone program for it? It would be a multitasking environment with a
> > graphical interface with edit boxes, buttons, list boxes, etc. and it
> > would be message-driven just like windows.
> >
> > Kirk
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