24 replies to this topic

[kralikb]

Hey, I thought about making a new OS for the CFX. If anyone knows about anything else than the other, please write me. thx

[CrimsonCasio]

how are you planning on doing it?

[Andy.Davies]

you didnt put windows down in the list, but there, i go with <{GNULINUX}>.

Also how on earth are you going to put in a nex OS?

[BiTwhise]

eh..

why?

and.. how??

the only way to replace the OS in the CFX would be by writing a new ROM .. not many ppl can take advantage of that..

good luck anyway

[Bob Vila]

i would also have to say <{GNULINUX}>, but it is going to be hard on the cfx, oh well its fun doing hard stuff

[casiokingdom]

that would be great, as the CFX is getting a bit outdated. If only i had a AFX....

[Bob Vila]

If only i had a AFX....

how true, how true

[Andy.Davies]

hehe i suggest you have a look on ebay. thats where i got mine, if you can, buy from a seller called 'Watchyourbudget' hees reliable, based in NY, i got my AFX from him

[casiokingdom]

thx, but i can't. as i can't use it in school

[huhn_m]

buy a fx 1.0+! This is usually allowed where the AFX isn't

and btw. it is impossible to write a OS for the CFX. THe few that exist are slow or crap.
I wrote a window based os for the CFX myself (but a silly dude deleted it).
But only the engine took ~15KB and was only able to make menus, windows & text.
No buttons and the scrollbars weren't connected to the interface.

It looked good though. I could kill they guy!

[Andy.Davies]

hmm, alot of space for an OS (in calc terms) would it be possible to repalce the actuall OS on the AFX calc, rather than a seperate prog that needs to be run at start up?

[AlephMobius]

If you were expecially savy could you put a new OS on a chip and solder that in place of the current ROM chip? With the AFX you can just transfer it as a new ROM update, ohh wait the AFX is not upgradable . . . long live TI and HP.

[Andy.Davies]

So you can update the OS for the AFX?

[CrimsonCasio]

no, but you can with the classpad.

[Andy.Davies]

doh, is it possible to make an add in or somthing, and replace the system with it?

[CrimsonCasio]

thats what huhn is doing isnt it?

[Andy.Davies]

yay , me and my bad memory, cummon huhn_M me want <{GNULINUX}> 4 AFX

[Casto Productions]

Doesn't the autoexec.bat file on the AFX work like it does on a computer? In that case, what would be stopping someone from rewriting it to run a program from flash memory after the memory has been initialized?

[2072]

Because the flash segment where is stored autoexec.bat and config.sys seems to be "protected": each time you turn on the calc this flash segment is compared to the copy in the ROM and if any byte is different it is replaced by the original... We didn't find how to override this process yet.

[huhn_m]

Well <{GNULINUX}> 4 afx is suspendet.
I'm working on replacing DOS in the ram but not on the ROM/Flash.

The Drive A is not changeable (autoexec.bat) since it is compared to a copy in ROM.

I'm quite sure that i'm not able to finish the Project for the Competition.
If I don'T what do you want me to do? Should I continue <{GNULINUX}> or the Project.

The project is a complex game written in ASM.
I want to OpenSource it as soon as it is finished, but if you decide you want
<{GNULINUX}> more I'd openSource it with the end of the contest and continue on
working with <{GNULINUX}>.

The games engine is quite far. Some systems don't yet work
and i would connect some conditions to the OpnSourcing.


*All published versions have to be approved by me.
*The sourcecode must be available to all
*members that want develop on it.
*Never use C code.
*Never use interrupt calls.
*Use no libs (except cmm in the dev state but not later)
*Comment the code
*You must code after a concept I have

I simply don'T have the time to finish in time.
Course work, 2 exams every week, my parents don't allow me to use my computer as long as I want ...

Please reply!

And btw: <{GNULINUX}> will never be open source, to avoid incompatible versions but will forever be free available.

[Andy.Davies]

go for <{GNULINUX}>, [reapeat until bored]i want <{GNULINUX}> ! [Bored Now, stop repeating]

[CrimsonCasio]

I vote for the game... sorry, I cant help myself...

[Mohamed]

Game of course!
Everything else could wait!!

BTW: Crimson, get on the avatar design, we're nearing the end (and don't reply here, we don't want this off-topic :motz: :rlol: )

[Andy.Davies]

is he still building the new OS? cos i haavent seen him online

[AMoore]

Ok, are you guys saying DOS as in actually being able to use old DOS progs.
You give me DOS and I will be dancing. DOS in my pocket is better than Windows on my desktop any day. I'm praying here. I know people that would by a class pad for DOS alone if they could get it.