I have a 49G and don't think I'll move to a G+ due to the large number of
49G+ problems I have seen on this NG. I'm interested in trying a TI-89
Titanium for comparison but would like to try-before-I-buy using an
emulator. Problem is that I need a ROM image and, apparently, can't get this
without a calculator.
Any suggestions?
Cheers
Cam
It's available on the TI Website for anyone to download. You can use that
image to load into TIEmu.
http://education.ti.com/us/product/apps/89tios.html
Tom Lake
I did look on the site but hit a logon/password screen. Mustn't have looked
closely enough.
Cheers,
Cam
You did not follow ALL the threads closely enough
Just wait and see, the keyboard problem is solved
and the 49g+ is faaaaaster
BUT
ofcource if you are ready for even more trouble...
We HP users are perfectionists (or spoiled brats :)
We demand the ultimate best and HP is about to deliver, finally
since 1999 we have been waiting for millenias...
TI has so many problems
that all the HD space on earth would not be enough
- even with fractal compression
to describe them all
Only few problems with the 49g+
VPN
one of the biggest complainers & fans
I like that, bit of hyperbole, but I DO like it ;-)
Bob
Can be more specific?... At least, keyboard works... Ach... and no
paper clips, strings, scotch tape ane chewing gum is needed to make it
working...
A.L.
mushy is mushy is mushy
at least the TI keyboard is bad
VPN
PS: do you have pictures of the usage of these in any keyboard:
Note, though, that it is illegal to use it unless you already own the
calculator.
Bhuvanesh.
The download that Tom Lake suggested is an update, not a ROM image as
required by the emulator. All I want to do is try before I (possibly) buy.
How can this be illegal? Is there some way that I could profit from this
that I haven't thought of?
Cheers,
Cam
"hate" is pretty bad feeling....
A.L.
With an attitude such as yours, you must be one of the boards
unappointed, and unneeded subject police. What is your motto, first the
HP posting board and tomorrow the world?
You are responding to wrong person.
A.L>
I have a Casio - how do I change the batteries?
Which model? :-)
Seriously, I don't see what the big deal is. This sort of thing happens
on the TI discussion groups as well (e.g. someone asks in the TI-68k
SDK section about how to do some math stuff on his/her TI-83, which is
of course not related to C/assembly programming for the 68k). We
usually let them know it's the wrong forum, but we don't take it so
seriously. There are more important issues we should worry about.
Cheers,
Bhuvanesh.
Sad thing is, I sometimes feel like that is what this newsgroup
degenerates to a lot. I for one enjoy reading your mathematical
ramblings. . . ;-)
TW
WOW! I didn't realise that a seemingly simple request would generate such a
furore!
I have owned several HPs (upgraded each time) and found them to be
excellent. IMHO HP has degenerated from the old 38/48 days and the new
products are far inferior in terms of quality of manufacture.
Despite the fact that this is an HP newsgroup, I don't feel that it is the
wrong place to ask about another calc in the interests of making an informed
decision on which is the better unit; HP or TI or even CASIO ...
I still 'enjoy' using my 49 but am pretty sure that I wouldn't get a 49+ (to
tell the truth, I believe that the 49 was a step down from the 48 in terms
of quality of manufacture).
I'm just after a TI-89 Titanium or TI-89 ROM image so that I can have a bit
of a play using an emulator which will then allow me to decide as to whether
or not I end up actually purchasing a TI or whether I stick with my 49.
Cheers,
Cam
Sure. So, you've got a ROM file (it may have a file type of ".rom",
".bin", ".dmb", ".tib", or ".89u") on your hard drive. Make sure it's
for a classic TI89, not a Titanium. (Don't worry; the user interface
and functionality is virtually identical.) How'd you get that file
there? I dunno.
And you've got vti version 2.5 beta 5 installed.
When you start up vti, it asks you for a ROM. Tell it that you already
have a ROM on your hard drive. Click the "Add" button, then navigate
to the directory where the ROM file is stored. The ".89u" file
extension is not included by default in the file filter, but rest
assured, if you modify the filter to include *.89u, and open the .89u
file, it will work.
Open the file, click Next followed by Finish in the ROM wizard, and
presto! The virtual TI89 is running. Press the ON key to start things
up.
You'll probably have to adjust the contrast in order to be able to see
anything clearly. (That's done by repeatedly pressing the
<diamond-shift> followed by the "plus" key.)