Re: TI-85 Capabilities?
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Re: TI-85 Capabilities?
The sega has both a 68000 and a Z80...
>could take apart the calculator and attach the Sega ROM, otherwise those
It would be impossible. Impossible. Impossible.
There is only one way that would work... Using an external storage medium...
Even with external storage it would be extremely slow...
I've programmed many games for gameboys and copied many carts. The average
cart is 64k. Some are 128k. I've made 1 512k and there was even 1 GB game
with a 1MB cart...
>commands would have to be duplicated in the software, and even the 86
>doesn't have that much memory. I don't really mean to shoot you down,
>but you did ask.
>I think the realistic capabilities of the calculator have already been
>explored to the most part. Assembly programs written specifically for
>the calculator are the norm in power programing.
>As for FAQs, have you seen http://www.ticalc.org ? They've got some
>good information there.
>
>>I dont read this group much (probably because I never really cared about
>>TI programming), anyhow, Im wondering just how powerfull the TI graphing
>>calculators really are. From what Ive read on here, Ive learned about
>>Shells for TI calcs to make them more powerful and able to access the
>>calcs processor(?) directly.
>>
>>Since the TI-85 has a Z80 processor, is it possible to have sega master
>>system games run on the TI? (sorry if that sounds dumb, but I dont
>>really know much about processors, electronics, and what-not)... The SMS
>>used the Z-80 processor. I have no idea what all is needed to make a
>>machine run (do you only need processor and memory?) Mabye some kind of
>>graphics adaptor is needed as well, in which the TI probably lacks.
>>Could someone explain what the TI 85 (or other TI calcs) is capable of
>>achieving? Or if this is already explained in a FAQ, could you please
>>direct me? Thanks.
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