Re: A92: Independent Gaming Platform
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Re: A92: Independent Gaming Platform
One last thing the people for the 92 programming have done a good job in
some area but the 86 and the 85 are wastign the fargo shell away for games.
We need more people to write 'good games for the 92.
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> From: ngibson@postoffice.ptd.net (Nathaniel Gibson)
> To: list-fargo@lists.ticalc.org
> Subject: A92: Independent Gaming Platform
> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 23:03:34 -0500
>
> This message may sound off topic for this list, because it has to do
> with hardware, but it is intended to be read by those people who have done
> extensive programming with Fargo and/or ZShell (which includes most of the
> subscribers to this list in one way or another).
>
> What I would like to know is two things (plus a sidenote):
>
> 1) Has anyone in the TI community with an electronics background
> tinkered with the idea of creating a hand-held game system that could be
> programmed by the average user (read Fargo and ZShell programmers)? If so,
> what were some of your findings regarding such an endevor (drawbacks and
> possiblities in contrast to just programming a TI calculator to run said
> games)?
>
> 2) Would enough people be interested in such a product, that it would
> make such an endevor worthwhile? In other words, if there was a 'game'
> platform that existed out there that the average user (read 'hacker' in
the
> traditional sense)
> could program without have to spend an arm an a leg to.... Nintendo, for
> example, how many of the game programmers that currently program in
> Fargo/ZShell would be writing your games on that platform instead of a
> calculator?
>
> 3) This final question is aimed more at Shawn Prestidge than anyone
else.
> While I know that you can not divulge any direct information as to the
> current plans that TI has for it's line of calculators, is there any
reason
> that you can see why such a 'gaming' device would be illogical,
considering
> TI's future plans... Most of us are loyal followers of the TI brand of
> calculators, however it has to be admitted that many of us like to use
> their calculators for endevors other than math class, a fact that I'm sure
> TI has been made aware of, through either yourself or other employees.
> Also, many complaints have been mentioned by Fargo programmers that they
> would like to see outright support of Assembly programming (even though TI
> is already partially doing so with the 86), with enough memory on the
> calculator to make the creation of large games (like RPG's) possible
> (256Kb+).
> What I'm looking for, Mr. Prestidge, if possible, is a 'wait and see (year
> or so)' or 'totally illogical' kind of vauge answer to my question.
>
> Thank you for your time,
>
> Nathaniel Gibson
> ngibson@postoffice.ptd.net
>
>
>
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