TI-H: FW: I wasn't kidding about that TI-clone...
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TI-H: FW: I wasn't kidding about that TI-clone...
here we go again...
Christopher Kalos
raptorone@geocities.com
VirtuTech Developer's Group
AOL IM: Raptor1CK
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From: Christopher Kalos[SMTP:raptorone@geocities.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 1998 9:43 PM
To: 'ti-hardware@ticalc.org'
Subject: I wasn't kidding about that TI-clone...
Seriously, I can code most math algorithms pretty easily for the x86 platform. I'm guessing a 486DX based chip, in a surface mount design might be powerful and efficient enough to handle the main operations, and perhaps a secondary z80 for assembly purposes. I'm almost sure that I'm going to base it all on TI86 functions, since it can already handle 82 and 85 "emulation" via ASE.
As for the video, I can get a black and white working pretty easily, and link port emulation can probably be done as well, seeing as it already has with third party link programs.
Device ports; not too tough, just no USB or anything too fancy
I'm willing to toss in EL backlighting, but how large do we want the screen? I want it large enough to handle a graphical OS, since I plan on adding a touchpad to this system.
At this point, it's not really a calculator anymore, but rather a full-blown computing device with TI-calculator compatibility.
Any ideas?
Christopher Kalos
raptorone@stuytech.com
Executive Director/Administrator
VirtuTech Developer's Group
AOL IM: Raptor1CK