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TI-Nspire dismantled - ARM 9 @ 150 MHz!
Message #1 Posted by Joerg Woerner on 20 July 2007, 11:52 a.m.

Hi calculator collectors,

I mentioned already that the TI-Nspire is available in Europe. Mine arrived and I disassembled one of them immediately. It is based on LSI LOGIC's ZEVIO architecture and features tons of memory for the Operating system, Files and User data. Booting after power-up takes 30 seconds when you switch between the keyboards...

Get your own impression here:

http://www.datamath.org/Graphing/NSpire.htm

(I was in a rush - the images are perfect but the text is not finished...)

Regards, Joerg

      
Re: TI-Nspire dismantled - ARM 9 @ 150 MHz!
Message #2 Posted by Matt on 20 July 2007, 12:33 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Joerg Woerner

Quote:
Hi calculator collectors,

I mentioned already that the TI-Nspire is available in Europe.


I must have missed that. Where can they be purchased?
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Mine arrived and I disassembled one of them immediately. It is based on LSI LOGIC's ZEVIO architecture and features tons of memory for the Operating system, Files and User data.
But I'm sure the question most potential users want answered is 'is it powerful enough for a decent port of DOOM?'
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Booting after power-up takes 30 seconds when you switch between the keyboards...
Wow! Faster than XP then ;-)
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Get your own impression here:

http://www.datamath.org/Graphing/NSpire.htm

(I was in a rush - the images are perfect but the text is not finished...)

Regards, Joerg


I like the screen size. But it really is a pig-ugly thing. But at least trig and exponential functions are 'primary', unlike the 89 How are they keys? they look a bit rubbery.
            
Re: TI-Nspire dismantled - ARM 9 @ 150 MHz!
Message #3 Posted by Bruce Bergman on 20 July 2007, 12:38 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Matt

Matt, there's a great "first impressions" review further down the page here. Go directly there by clicking here .

thanks, bruce

      
Re: TI-Nspire dismantled - ARM 9 @ 150 MHz!
Message #4 Posted by Namir on 20 July 2007, 6:40 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Joerg Woerner

Joerg,

I feel you are truly blessed since you can read the German manuals of the TI NSpire. I think we need the manual(s) for a machine like the TI Nspire since I don't think it's trivial to operate and more importantly program.

I am very glad that you are attending HHC2007 and will be giving a talk. I think it's very open minded to have someone of your caliber and commitment to calculators be present. Rest assured that you will be among friends.

I am very much interested in buying one or two (not to mention possibly one for my son) TI NSpire. TI has done a good job marketing their graphing calculators. I think the Nspire software will be nice to use too.

Namir

            
Re: TI-Nspire dismantled - ARM 9 @ 150 MHz!
Message #5 Posted by Matt on 20 July 2007, 7:05 p.m.,
in response to message #4 by Namir

Perhaps you have seen these...

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/appsdelivery/download/download_select_product.jsp?cid=us&displaymode=G&contentpaneid=6001

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/nonProductMulti/apps_latest.html?bid=2

Not full manuals, but better than nothing.

                  
TI-Nspire Manuals online!
Message #6 Posted by Namir on 21 July 2007, 8:52 a.m.,
in response to message #5 by Matt

Matt,

A million thanks for the links you posted!! I was able to download 6 PDF files (includes 2 reference guides) for the TI Nspire and its computer-associated software. This makes me a very happy camper. Now I can read the manuals and learn about what the machine can and can't do.

Namir

Edited: 21 July 2007, 9:05 a.m.


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