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Paulguy's Post configuration TI N-spire is like, 200Mhz ARM. Doom was made to run on considerably weaker hardware, so it's not super impressive. Unfortunately that screen smearing is quite extreme, and would likely make the game unplayable ____________________ |
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Originally posted by paulguy Yeah, I would guess the screen's limitations are probably the limiting factor here more than the processor... ____________________ |
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I've heard that TI is coming out with a color capable screen. It is supposed to be used to create diffferent colored graph lines, but I imagine that it could be used for gaming. ____________________ And... Post 350! |
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Would it not be better (and possibly a lot cheaper) to just have a calculation software for smart phones?
I mean, really, those calculators are rather expensive and I can't imagine that such software can't be made. :/ ____________________ |
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misterj Member Level: 32  Posts: 185/201 EXP: 197939 For next: 8503 Since: 02-15-09 Since last post: 11.0 years Last activity: 10.8 years
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Originally posted by CB What is this, 1990? You make it sound like colors on a small screen are something new. Even my ten year old cell phone is capable of this. ____________________  |
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Nicole Disk-kun Level: 146 Posts: 2644/6469 EXP: 38284684 For next: 228610 Since: 07-07-07 Pronouns: she/her From: Boston, MA Since last post: 78 days Last activity: 1 day
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Originally posted by Karis Well, on the TI-8x front a lot of the customers are middle and high school children, and a $100 calculator is still cheaper than a smartphone. (and no monthly fee) The N-spire series are more expensive, but still if all you need to do is have a fancy calculator, the data plans and such attached to a smartphone are just overkill. ____________________ |
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Rena I had one (1) message in Discord deleted and proceeded to make a huge, huge mess about how it was a violation of free speech and how moderators are supposed to be spam janitors and nobody should have the right to tell me not to talk about school shootings Level: 135 Posts: 4078/5390 EXP: 29075486 For next: 259519 Since: 07-22-07 Pronouns: he/him/whatever From: RSP Segment 6 Since last post: 342 days Last activity: 342 days
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Post #4078 · 02-21-11 09:32:59 PM Calculators are a monopoly. You can find Game Boys for a buck, but the less powerful TI-83 still goes for $100+, because they're required by many school programs. And don't even try getting your teachers to let you use a cell phone in class "because it's a calculator". 
They also tend to have very little graphic processing power and extremely slow refresh rates (on the order of 1FPS), because calculators aren't designed for games... ____________________ |
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| I have to admit. All things considered, I am really impressed by that. Just getting it on there alone is a hell of a feat. Kudos to the person who did that. ____________________ |
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| Remember when Doom was considered too bloody? |
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CB Flippitty Flip Level: 90 Posts: 372/2280 EXP: 6978735 For next: 209874 Since: 02-01-11 From: Canadaland Since last post: 10.5 years Last activity: 10.4 years
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Originally posted by Friend2.0 Yep, now we have games where we can skin people or boil them in acid. God I love progress. ____________________ Yawn... Not enough sleep last night |
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