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Talk:History of the TI Z80 community

2006-07-16T06:40:17Z

Kv83:

* I've added DS's history <offtopic love of DS>because I consider their products to be leaps and bounds above other programs/apps. They documented A LOT of BCALLS, hooks, etc. when barely anyone knew about them. They've revolutionized programming for the TI-83 Plus</offtopic>. It is because of them that this wiki exists. [[User:Saibot84|Saibot84]] 09:16, 15 July 2006 (PDT)

* This history goes farther back. I believe it all began with ti-files. Do we have any info on them? {{unsigned|Toksyuryel|17:23, 15 July 2006 (PDT)}}

I really don't think mentioning every single DS product is nessacry. the maybe well produced but They aren't alone in that. Some of them should be on the proof of concept page. Anyway I think looking back at significant events woulds more helpful.--[[User:Jim e|Jim e]] 18:52, 15 July 2006 (PDT)

I have to agree with Jim E here. This shouldn't be the history of Detached Solution. Something like "First Application Shell" would be possible, but the release of DAWG (even if it's a nice prog) is rather unimportant in the history of the community. --[[User:Kv83|kv83]] 23:39, 15 July 2006 (PDT)

Talk:History of the TI Z80 community

2006-07-16T06:39:36Z

Kv83:

* I've added DS's history <offtopic love of DS>because I consider their products to be leaps and bounds above other programs/apps. They documented A LOT of BCALLS, hooks, etc. when barely anyone knew about them. They've revolutionized programming for the TI-83 Plus</offtopic>. It is because of them that this wiki exists. [[User:Saibot84|Saibot84]] 09:16, 15 July 2006 (PDT)

* This history goes farther back. I believe it all began with ti-files. Do we have any info on them? {{unsigned|Toksyuryel|17:23, 15 July 2006 (PDT)}}

I really don't think mentioning every single DS product is nessacry. the maybe well produced but They aren't alone in that. Some of them should be on the proof of concept page. Anyway I think looking back at significant events woulds more helpful.--[[User:Jim e|Jim e]] 18:52, 15 July 2006 (PDT)

I have to agree with Jim E here. This shouldn't be the history of Detached Solution. Something like "First Application Shell" would be possible, but the release of DAWG (as nice as it could be) is rather unimportant in the history of the community. --[[User:Kv83|kv83]] 23:39, 15 July 2006 (PDT)

History of the TI Z80 community

2006-07-15T15:48:29Z

Kv83:

==1996==
* June 21: Birth of Ticalc.org

==1998==
==1999==
==2000==
==2001==
* July 27: Birth of MaxCoderz

==2002==
==2003==
==2004==
==2005==
==2006==

Talk:WikiTI Home

2006-02-21T14:02:20Z

Kv83: /* Not "hardware" specific documents */

= Discussion =
What do you think about this wiki?

== More! ==

I think it needs information on more calculators than just the Ti-83+ series, and general assembly information (like a good cathegorized tutorial overview for instance) wouldn't hurt either, I think :)

Timendus

== I hope we can do that soon ==

Just, we don't want to waste time getting it all set up for that and have no one use it. If we see a lot of people milling around here, contributing, then by all means, we'll expand. But one thing we '''DON'T''' want to do is mirror 28 Days. We can link TO it, but we don't want it actually here.

--[[User:AndyJ|AndyJ]] 06:50, 27 Mar 2005 (PST)

== Categories ==

On many pages, there is now a sizable blank space at the top due to several lines of category links. What, if anything, should we do about this? [[User:FloppusMaximus|FloppusMaximus]] 19:06, 29 Mar 2005 (PST)

== Move them? ==

Move the Category links to the bottom should do it. :) That, or put them all on one line.

--[[User:AndyJ|AndyJ]] 19:07, 29 Mar 2005 (PST)

:Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. :) [[User:FloppusMaximus|FloppusMaximus]] 20:18, 29 Mar 2005 (PST)

:: I think I officially qualify as a robot now. You can tell I was getting tired towards the end, as I missed the minor-edit button a few times... sorry about that... [[User:FloppusMaximus|FloppusMaximus]] 21:28, 29 Mar 2005 (PST)
:: Actually, I was going to just mod the php code to fix this bug....keeping the category tags on the top might be a good idea actually. (JasonM)
:::That might still be a good idea. [[User:FloppusMaximus|FloppusMaximus]] 13:18, 3 Apr 2005 (PDT)

== Caching ==

Is it just me, or are there some serious caching problems here?
[[User:FloppusMaximus|FloppusMaximus]] 21:32, 1 Apr 2005 (PST)

: In particular? --[[User:Dan Englender|Dan Englender]] 21:42, 1 Apr 2005 (PST)

:: Ya, the wiki seems to have weird caching problems, especially since it appears the reload the page every time, even if it doesn't get changes. I don't know what's up. --[[User:AndyJ|AndyJ]] 22:35, 1 Apr 2005 (PST)

::: Considering the dynamic nature of a wiki (a page could be edited, at pretty much any time), I wouldn't mind not having it cached. (Though I would personally disable browser caching altogether if firefox would let me... :P ) --[[User:Aquanight|Aquanight]] 22:44, 1 Apr 2005 (PST)

:::: Er... I think I see what you mean... stuff is getting cached when it shouldn't be. (I could've sworn I told firefox to only use 0 KB (aka none) for cache and it's still caching ... argh.) --[[User:Aquanight|Aquanight]] 22:46, 1 Apr 2005 (PST)

::::: I've disabled caching myself as well. Perhaps we should just disable caching altogether? (JasonM)

::::::Caching has been disabled. (JasonM)

::: I found a "Disable Caching" option in Misc. Preferences, if that helps. [[User:Gambit|Gambit]] 00:28, 2 Apr 2005 (PST)

== On Other Calculators ==

Just a random idea I had -- a lot of the ROM calls, RAM addresses, and ports are very similar, if not identical, between the 83 and 83+, and more generally, between all of the Z80 calculators. For some of them -- [[83Plus:RAM:86D8]] and [[83:RAM:8253]], for instance -- it may be possible to combine the two into a single page, though I'm not sure that would be a good idea, given the potential for confusion. So here's what I propose instead:
* For simple things like penRow, we can just have two copies of the page, as there isn't very much to keep synchronized.
* For more detailed pages such as GetKey, have a brief description with a link -- "This routine waits for the user to press a key and returns it. It is equivalent to [[83Plus:BCALLs:4972|GetKey]] on the TI-83 Plus." -- on one page, and the more detailed description on the other. Not a redirect in this case; I'm talking about a distinct page, which would point out the different call points and RAM addresses; in the case of GetKey, for instance, the address of keyExtend is different and should be noted.
* In either case, on ''both'' pages, add a new section "On Other Calculators" near the bottom, with appropriate links. This section serves two purposes: First, it's simply useful information to have available, both for people trying to write cross-platform code, and for those of us who are interested in researching the OS. Secondly, it would serve as a reminder to editors that there are multiple pages that may need to be updated.
* It's also important to maintain the distinction between routines/variables/ports that are ''identical'' as opposed to those which merely have related functions. For example, the widely used GetK routine on the 83 isn't known -- to my knowledge -- on the 73, but GetCSC serves as an adequate substitute in many situations. This is something that belongs in "See Also," not in this section.
* Some templates might be in order here.

[[User:FloppusMaximus|FloppusMaximus]] 18:41, 24 May 2005 (PDT)

:It's not a bad idea. The only problem is that it makes a lot more work for people who just want to make a simple addition to the wiki. There's already a fairly high initial barrier (figuring out the templates and categories) to overcome for someone who wants to stroll along and add something to the wiki. For you and I it wouldn't be a big deal, but I'm worried it's going to dissuade a random person who floats by from adding ErrMemory to 83 Plus, because then 83 (and 86 or 73, if someone decides to start them) will have to be added/changed as well. --[[User:Dan Englender|Dan Englender]] 10:01, 25 May 2005 (PDT)

== Wanted Pages ==
I decided it was too minor to post as news on the main page, but I modified the [[Special:wantedpages|Wanted Pages]] page so that the threshold is 1 link instead of 2 links. A *lot* more wanted pages show up now, though there is some junk in the list now too (like fake links from templates). I figure wanted pages are as good a place as any to start adding, so I'm going to try to make a dent in the list. Anyone who would like to help is welcome to do so :) --[[User:Dan Englender|Dan Englender]] 10:06, 25 May 2005 (PDT)

== Not "hardware" specific documents ==

I was so free to edit the artilce over Emulator(s). I also created an article regarding PindurTI.

As I already stated on the MaxCoderz board (http://joepnet.com/hosted/maxcoderz/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1521), I think WikiTI has a lot of potential to collect information about the TI community aswell. Thinks like PindurTI, GrayScale and maybe even information about all the Zelda attempts. In my opinion, people can benefit from that information. --[[User:Kv83|Vincent Junemann]] 15:00, 21 February 2006 (CET)

Talk:WikiTI Home

2006-02-21T13:56:39Z

Kv83: Not "hardware" specific documents

Calculator Documentation

2006-02-21T13:52:23Z

Kv83: /* Miscellaneous */

== TI-83 (Regular) ==
* [[:Category:83:ROMCalls:By_Name|ROMCalls (System Entrypoints)]]
* [[:Category:83:Flags:By_Name|Flags]]
* [[:Category:83:OS_Information|General OS Documentation]]
* [[:Category:83:Ports:By_Address|Ports]]
* [[:Category:83:RAM:By_Name|RAM Areas]]

== TI-83 Plus Family ==

* [[:Category:83Plus:BCALLs:By_Name|B_CALLs (System Entrypoints)]]
* [[:Category:83Plus:Flags:By_Name|Flags]]
* [[:Category:83Plus:OS_Information|General OS Documentation]]
* [[:Category:83Plus:Hooks:By_Name|Hooks]]
* [[:Category:83Plus:Ports:By_Address|Ports]]
* [[:Category:83Plus:RAM:By_Name|RAM Areas]]
* [[:Category:83Plus:Basic|TI-83+ Basic]]

== General Z80 Routines ==
* [[:Category:Z80_Routines|Z80 Routines]]
* [[Z80 Instruction Set]]

== Miscellaneous ==
* [[Emulator]]
* [[Experiments]]
* [[Good programming practices]]

== Contributing ==

Please read our page on [[Contributing]] before you start contributing to WikiTI.

Emulators

2006-02-21T13:51:48Z

Kv83: Emulators moved to Emulator

#REDIRECT [[Emulator]]

Emulators:PindurTI

2006-02-21T13:51:06Z

Kv83:

PindurTI is the latest addition to the TI [[emulator]] 'familiy'. It is the only [[emulator]] with accurate 83(+) emulation and has some unique features aswell. However note that this [[emulator]] is still in development. This means that information on this page can change aswell as be incorrect.

==Features==
*Full support for 82 and 83. The 83+ support works, but the support is still preliminary.
*Virtual Linking of two calcs.
*Built-in (animated) screenshot-tool.
*Built-in advanced debug tool.
*Scripting for external tools (preliminary in the latest version).
*[[LateNite]] support

If you have idea's you want to incorperate in the tool, you can submit your idea's at the [http://www.hszk.bme.hu/~pg429/pindurti/features/ Pindur TI idea box].

==Help==
At the moment of writing PindurTI has no graphical user interface (GUI) yet. Therefor it can be a little complicated to use it. Here you can find some help:

'''Starting and Initialize PTI'''

1. Double-click on the pindurti.exe.

2. Drag-and-drop your calc-rom (mostly a .rom) to the PindurTI window.

3. Click left on the PindurTI window to turn the 'power' of the calc on.

'''Sending files to PTI'''

1. Start PTI.

2. Drag-and-drop the file (mostly a .83P or .8XP) to the PindurTI window.

'''Other functions'''

''Screenshots'': Press 'tab' to start capturing and press 'tab' again to stop it.

''Reset ROM'': Press F9 to reset the rom.

''Debug'': Press F10 to reveal the debuger.

''Warp Mode'': Press F12 to switch to warp mode (fastest possible emulation).

==External Resources==
[http://www.hszk.bme.hu/~pg429/pindurti/pindurti.exe Latest Build of PindurTI]

[http://www.hszk.bme.hu/~pg429/pindurti/pindurti.txt PindurTI ReadMe]

[http://www.hszk.bme.hu/~pg429/pindurti/features/ PindurTI IdeaBox]