Survey posted 2009-07-26 07:27 by Astrid.

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I think they're similar enough that it would remove a ton of duplication.

Yeah, they could merge what's similar, but also have separate "TI-92 Only" and "Voyage 200 Only" folders

I agree with calcdude84se

well wouldnt it be the same?

The "TI-92 Plus Only" folder would have files that worked only on the ti-92 plus, and the "Voyage 200 Only" folder would have files that only worked on the Voyage 200. The merged folder would have programs that work on both.

I can only agree.

If you have two folders because of compatibility issues then you should also create two folders for the ti89 vs ti89 titanium.

Speaking of calculator differences: why is there only one nspire directory? The presence of a CAS on one of the models greatly changes what you can do with tibasic.

I think Nikky created the Nspire directories, so he'll have to answer that. However, I believe he's on vacation at the moment.

Voted that I do not know enough to decide.

Would anyone here be able to explain specifically what compatibility issues are of concern regarding the 92+/V200? I had been told that the calculators were very similar (to the same extent as the 89/89t, even) and that there really weren't any major interoperability problems except for possibly some programs not being able to fit on the 92+.

Also, does current linking software allow both .9x? and .v2? files to be sent to either calculator? If so, then we won't have to require people to include both in their ZIPs.

If anyone can reply to this (the more replies, the better), it would help me understand the issue better so I can consider other options as well as the suggestions posted here.

It's the minor things, like what would make a program for a 84+ not run on an 83+. They're 99% compatible, but it's the little things that make it not 100% compatible. I don't know what, specifically, makes the 92/+/v200 series incompatible, but memory could be an issue for large programs.

The built in clock timers have different frequencies between hardware versions.

The new hardware is faster: a game that pushes the edges might perform fine on one calc but not on another. For example if it runs at 30 frames/second on one calc, it could degenerate to 15 frames/second on another depending on how it syncs with frame refreshes.

TI does not provide the new version of the operating system for old HW. There are new APIs and tibasic commands on the new operating systems that a program might use. Which means it won't operate on older calculators.

Okay, so I get the impression that ASM programs may need to stay separated. What about BASIC programs? Are they more or less the same across 92+/V200? If they are, then what we could probably do is leave the ASM directories separate and link the BASIC directories together (much like how the 83plus/basic/games/misc/gametools and 83plus/basic/programs/gametools directories are--they are actually just the same directory available in two places).

well i have a voyage 200 as well as others but even if they are similiar there are differences that cause the pprograms not to work. I for one have made programs but havent bothered to release them on ti calc
but there should be a problem with a few not the majority

Well, i think that some programs that are for the voyage 200 would not work for the ti 92 plus because of the memory. But i'm never had a voyage 200 only a ti 92 plus