Re: A89: Re: Re: Archive on HW 1.00/2.00

[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]

Re: A89: Re: Re: Archive on HW 1.00/2.00


Yes it gave you more FlashROM Memory, but not more Archive memory.  Run
getConfg() and you will see that the archive size has not changed.

--h4X0r

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wesley Moore" <s9906768@quoll.co.rmit.edu.au>
To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: A89: Re: Re: Archive on HW 1.00/2.00


>
> OK mine doesn't say that but the new ROM gave me more mem?
>
> Wesley
>
> On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, h4X0r wrote:
>
> >
> > On the about screen (from Home Screen, press F1, Then Alpha-A) if it
says
> > "TI-89 Hardware Version 2.00" you have a HW 2 calc.
> >
> > --h4X0r
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Wesley Moore" <s9906768@quoll.co.rmit.edu.au>
> > To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
> > Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 8:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: A89: Re: Re: Archive on HW 1.00/2.00
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Forgive me for re-asking a fairly common question. How do you identify
> > > whether your TI-89 is hardware v1 or 2?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Wesley
> > >
> > > On Sun, 12 Dec 1999, Bryan Rabeler wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > The thing is, what Scott said is true.  Us HW1 users weren't
cheated, at
> > > > least not directly.  The problem is that TI implemented Flash ROM
into
> > their
> > > > graphing calculators so that users could feel confident about buying
a
> > new
> > > > calculator, because after the "bugs" were worked out, they could
simply
> > > > flash the ROM and everything would be fixed.  Then TI goes and fixes
the
> > > > only thing that flashing the ROM can't fix, the hardware.  Now there
are
> > > > essentially two versions of the TI-89 out there, and they aren't
> > necessary
> > > > compatible with one another.  And as time goes on, there will be
many
> > more
> > > > HW2 calcs vs. HW1 calcs, and HW1 calcs will be going "obsolete".
> > > >
> > > > TI didn't lie, they were just very sneaky.  If they wanted to be
really
> > > > nice, they could offer a trade-in program.  But they won't do that,
they
> > > > have no reason to.  First, it would cost a lot of money, because
they
> > can't
> > > > do anything with the HW1 calcs but throw them away.  Secondly, TI
has no
> > > > obligation do to this, and because of the fact that a majority of
TI-89
> > > > owners don't know the difference about HW1/HW2, the minority of us
who
> > do
> > > > know the truth don't make a difference.  We are just a drop in the
> > bucket.
> > > >
> > > > Bryan
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Serial" <Serial@earthlink.net>
> > > > To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 5:58 PM
> > > > Subject: A89: Re: Archive on HW 1.00/2.00
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > You sound like a defensive Ti Employee at a press conference. Or
bill
> > > > clinton perhaps.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Scott Noveck <noveck@pluto.njcc.com>
> > > > To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 1:38 PM
> > > > Subject: A89: Archive on HW 1.00/2.00
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > |
> > > > | Now, getting back on topic - let's see the list get a little
> > productive. .
> > > > .
> > > > |
> > > > | Opinions are going to differ on whether or not TI cheated us.  I
> > accused
> > > > | them of doing just that in one of my emails to Paul Fischer, and
he
> > had a
> > > > | good point - in TI's opinion, none of us with HW 1.00 were
cheated.
> > > > |
> > > > | Instead, TI gave HW 2.00 buyers a "free upgrade" of sorts -- were
TI
> > > > really
> > > > | out to cheat us, new 89s would not sell for the same price with a
more
> > > > | expensive 12 MHz processor.  Paul compared it to car
dealerships --
> > all
> > > > they
> > > > | do is stick on a new number for the model year, and they can
change
> > the
> > > > car
> > > > | all they want.  And they don't tell you everything that has
changed.
> > > > |
> > > > | The ONLY reason TI is getting flamed like this from us is because
of
> > one
> > > > | poor marketting decision - whether a calc is HW1 or HW2 is not
> > distinctly
> > > > | obvious at first glace.  If "HW2" was written on the calc and
noted in
> > big
> > > > | print on the box.  If they called it the 89+ or the 89-2, we would
not
> > > > | complain.  It's all psychological -- humans, as a whole, tend to
look
> > at
> > > > how
> > > > | they were cheated rather than how they were pompered.
> > > > |
> > > > | Regardless, the issue could go either way.  There's simply no
point in
> > > > | complaining -- what's done is done/  Realize that what you say
will
> > have
> > > > no
> > > > | impact on TI whatsoever - the problem is corporate marketting,
which
> > will
> > > > | not change its ways for any reason other than greed.  If you're
going
> > to
> > > > | complain, do it amongst yourselves so that those of us who
understand
> > its
> > > > | futility don't have to look at it (yes, I get the digest version
of
> > the
> > > > list
> > > > | and have to scroll past it to read other messages - not just
delete it
> > =)
> > > > |
> > > > |     -Scott
> > > > |
> > > > |
> > > > |
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > __________________________________________
> > NetZero - Defenders of the Free World
> > Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at
> > http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
> >
> >
>
>
>

__________________________________________
NetZero - Defenders of the Free World
Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at
http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Follow-Ups: References: