TI-Nspire dismantled - ARM 9 @ 150 MHz!

[Joerg Woerner]

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

[Matt]

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Hi calculator collectors,

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

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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.

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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...

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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

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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.

[Bruce Bergman]

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

thanks,
bruce

[Namir]

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

[Matt]

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.

[Namir]

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.