Survey posted 2000-11-28 03:13 by Andy Selle.

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Hmm... I was one of those who voted with 0% of my calc's memory with games! I am such a programming geek, I spend all my time hacking my TI-83 Plus, or programming it, and I never play any games. Oh well...

54,085 bytes used up total by games, including strings. Out of 98,226 for my 86 (I know, I could get more, with the memory x-pander thingy program by Kirk Myer, but I choose not to run the risk, with Chrsmac crashing my calc), which makes about 55.0617962658% to games. However, the option "Hmm, I seem to have negative memory" also applies to me, because another 46.4683485024% is for other at 45644b, and 8441b, or 8.5934477633$ is free. Sad, ain't it(Not really:)

I seem to have my 82 full of works in progress, however, I always fill the memory of my 92, because the games look alot better, and they usually take longer to beat. I am getting an 89 in less than a week, I can't wait!! Also, check out my program Crypt for the 82 and the 92. I am working on a version in Z80 assembly but I could use help not screwing up the VAT. If someone who knows alot about accessing external variables could email me I'd appreciate it.

-Chris

Most of my memory is devoted to games and apps programs which are in current development. Homework use is a side-effect of this. But to tell the truth, the only reason I have the calc (a Ti 83+) is for programming.

On my 83/83+, a large portion of the memory is devoted to programs, not games. There are periodic tables and various math/science programs I use daily.

The memory on a V2.05 89 is large enough(174K RAM, 720K usable flash ROM) I don't see how anyone but a true gaming/programming fanatic could fill more than 25% or so and actually regularly use all of the programs.

My policy with calculators is very simple. If I use it or work on it at least several times a week, it stays on my calculator. If I don't use it very often, it goes on my computer until I need or want it.

Knight/Rocket's 2 memory saving, battery conserving cents.

Also, currently on my 89, I have around 80K of memory in use, for several programs like a periodic table(not very good, I downloaded it from here and am working on an improved version), a program with trig information, and several pics containing diagrams for trig.
All in all, I have 80K/992K filled or about ~9% of the 89s memory.

Knight/Rocket's 4c.

I am curious. Which periodic table and what are you changing?


-Samuel

i have an 89 too. get the graphlink resource cd from ti and it has a pretty good periodic table of the elements on it. also, a lot of games in your memory does not slow down how fast your calc runs.

e-mail me at smith21122@hotmail.com
or visit my webpage at calcwebpage.freeservers.com

-matt

Thanks, but I am writing my own periodic table called yapt.


-Samuel

The table was called something like 89periodic, and I need to change it because it basically has no really useful information, only number, mass, and numbers of prtons/neutrons. The periodic table I made for the 83/83+ has far more, including mass,symbol, valence, and oxidation states.
I am just working to make it a little more comprehensive, though it is now basically just a port of my periodic table to the 89.

Knight/Rocket's 6th disk of cupric/zincate alloy.

I have my archives completly filled, mb like 50 k left, and i the RAM gets reset to much, so i keep a copy of everything in archives and i use a prgm i made to copy the shell and kbdprgms to RAM, and then the RAM is used when you execute the games, i cant hold another game on it. I do have a periodic table and a trig prgm on it though, but they take up like 2% if that

since i take my 89 and 92+ to school, i make my 89 my game calc, since it has a plethora of available games, and i make the 92 + my info calc, ptting ebooks, and school stuff on it.

My Ion game package takes up 20k, but I don't play games very often. I'm more interested in learning stuff, but games are fun, too :)

On my HW1 89 I use up all the archive mem and all but maybe 100k normal RAM. I have all the programs on my program archive on my website on my calc, which is mostly games. I also occasionally write some little BASIC programs on my calc, like a base converter I was working on.

I have about 25% games, primarily programs fill up my calc along with projects im working on.
Granted i do play SMA occaisonally, but only when I have enough mem to store it on my calc, if i run otta space, there it goes...
-Nizzy

25% number 46! Yeah! I broke the tie between 25% and 75%!

The only games I have are a stupid guess-a-number game I wrote and Solitare. It isn't so overwelming that I can't hear the teacher.

I like to use my calc mainly for just stuff. Kinda like an orginizer, except that I can customize it!

Pretty cool, huh?

~jf~

i honestly don't know what i'd do if my 89 died (*shudder* *shudder*). i use it for games, taking notes, keeping track of homework, writing rants, reading ebooks, math (of course...its a calculator after all), and...well...that's about it. its even more useful to me than my friend's palm vx is to him, and he also has an 89. i personally would probably have gone with a palm pilot and a 60GB hd for my next computer, but that's just me, who still doesn't comprehend this 'life' thing i keep hearing about:/

Does that include flash?

BTW my mail is alex@radicalsoft.org, that's an error

Why don't you change your profile?

I did, right after that posting. I just found the spot to post and didn't want to start over again.

Most of them I never play though... I have a lot of space taken by various math progs (Algebra Toolbox for 86, and a few others I write as needed). I also have a chess game I'm working on (adapted from someone else's, with his permission). I redid the draw piece thing, added save/load game, setup board, castling, and working on move checking--all in basic.