BASH console on TI83+

**m0rpheus** · 03-14-2003, 03:10 AM

I'm fairly new to Linux, but I was wondering if it was possible to port the BASH shell to a TI83+ or other Texas Instrument Graphing Calculators?

Thanks,
Mike

**mabhatter** · 03-14-2003, 04:13 PM

I guess you could, but the TI-83 only has 256KB ...maybe. you might check out TI sites--I know there's lots of games and such to download and import to those. I don't think it has enough ram to run bash. I've got an older TI85--It's simple enough to program, why would you need a shell?

**m0rpheus** · 03-15-2003, 03:45 AM

It was just a thought...it'd be kind of cool to run linear equations, and just practice on the BASH shell for scripting and such...sort of like a bare bones BASH shell for TI (TInix...hehe...) I don't know the archetecture of TI's Hardware/ Software. I know you can write BASIC programs and another language also that is a little more versatile (APPS on TI83+/89/93)...anyways it was just a thought....thanks...

mb

**m0rpheus** · 03-15-2003, 03:53 AM

Did some research and there already is a TINIX...written for TI89, it has no relation to UNIX or Linux (no, its not GNU/Linux...) it is a file management application. However, the creator is french so naturally the software is also written in french.....

**god** · 03-15-2003, 05:02 AM

you mean it is written in "freedom" right?
lol

**m0rpheus** · 03-15-2003, 03:58 PM

Well, I think unless its a GNU/Linux distro I dont think Linux should be called GNU/Linux in general...

Revision 3.15.03

Someone just informed me about the french opposition to the war, got it...good one god...

**A. Jorge Garcia** · 03-15-2003, 04:12 PM

I think the TI83+ has 512KB or 1/2 MB of RAM on board.

All the "+" TI calcs do as well as flash ROM for upgrading the OS.

BTW, the TI89 and TI92 were the first to have both, hense no "+" in their names.

I've been using these calculators to teach AP Calculus since the TI81!

Regards,