Texas Instruments makes a line of graphing calculators that are very well made and are used for intermediate to advanced math classes. But, many people have found the value of using these calcs for games to keep oneself occupied when math gets dull. Some games are quite good, and I encourage you to follow the links at right to see some really good games.
I used to program in BASIC on the TI-86, but now I don’t have the time or ambition to do that. I also tried Assembly on the 86, but only succeeded in making one program. In addition, I did a little BASIC programming on the TI-89. Now, I don’t code in any language and only use my calculator for an occasional game and a lot of math. For a while I did a fair amount of BASIC, so feel free to E-Mail me any questions, as I should be able to provide an answer. Take a look at the links, they are good informational sites that should give you plenty of games if that is what you want.
Hey all you surfers out there. My name is Alex. I am a Freshman in High School. My current interests include playing basketball, tennis, playing piano (7 years on an instrument sure goes quick!). On the computer side I have done a little programming in BASIC, and very little Assembly.
I am outside and playing sports a lot. I play basketball and tennis in the summer when it isn’t too hot. I like tennis more than basketball so I am going to play tennis on the team this school year. In the fall, I play pick up games of football and when it snows my friends and I snowboard.
Programming in BASIC on the TI-86 has been fun. I say has because I don’t do it much anymore, I have some new ideas, but I can’t implement them because I don’t have the time or the knowledge. I have gathered the software necessary to program in Assembly (a low level machine language) for the TI-86. The problem is, there is no book written that tells you how to program in 86 Assembly. There are general ASM books, but none specific to the 86. With ASM, you can make programs like Mario, but I have neither the time nor interest anymore. The time I spend on the computer (not much anymore) is spent developing web pages (like the one you are reading now), which is pretty fun. For this reason, I don’t have much time to code ASM or BASIC.
If you want to get to know me better, you can contact me over the internet. My addresses are on the Contact page.
