Is it possable to turn a TI84+se in to a small desktop?

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spud2451
Power User (Posts: 481)

Is it possable to turn a TI84+se in to a small desktop?
15 Feb 2012 05:54:56 pm

I want a computer for my room but I can't afford one is there a way to turn my ti84 into a small desktop.

Ashbad
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Guru-in-Training (Posts: 2497)

Re: Is it possable to turn a TI84+se in to a small desktop?
15 Feb 2012 06:03:52 pm

spud2451 wrote:

I want a computer for my room but I can't afford one is there a way to turn my ti84 into a small desktop.

If you're fine living with 70's (at most early 80's) hardware for your computer... could you explain more of what you want out of using your 84+ in place of a modern PC? Up front, I'll tell you that most things you'll want will not be there.

spud2451
Power User (Posts: 481)

15 Feb 2012 06:09:14 pm

I just want something that will work for programming. I want the same funtionality as the calc alone would have.

AHelper
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Developers, developers, developers (Posts: 2367)

15 Feb 2012 06:11:46 pm

Do you mean gut the insides, stick a beagleboard in it, add in the keys and a board for it, a color LCD, and load linux on it? (Note, this is not intended as an excuse to play UT in Math class)

spud2451
Power User (Posts: 481)

15 Feb 2012 06:13:50 pm

No I mean hook up a keyboard and mouse and hook it up to a monitor.

AHelper
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Developers, developers, developers (Posts: 2367)

15 Feb 2012 06:18:03 pm

You can buy an adaptor from TI that lets you connect it to a TV. You can get a TI keyboard for typing, but I don't know if it will even work in the program editor. Using a mouse can be done, but it isn't needed for typing Razz

spud2451
Power User (Posts: 481)

15 Feb 2012 06:34:23 pm

How can I connect the keyboard to my
calc. Are there instructions somewhere?

Deep Toaster
Expert (Posts: 748)

15 Feb 2012 06:36:51 pm

You can buy the TI Keyboard, but like AHelper I don't know if it works in the program editor or just in NoteFolio.

seana11
Super-Expert (Posts: 839)

15 Feb 2012 06:38:14 pm

spud2451 wrote:

I just want something that will work for programming. I want the same funtionality as the calc alone would have.

Raspberry PI. $35. February 20. http://raspberrypi.org/

souvik1997
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Guru-in-Training (Posts: 2867)

15 Feb 2012 06:59:01 pm

You could use TI's official keyboard, Jerry with a USB mouse, and the TI Presenter (if your calc has a ViewScreen port). Smile

JosJuice
Power User (Posts: 385)

16 Feb 2012 10:56:24 am

I haven't used TI's keyboard, but it should work with everything that uses the TI-OS input routines, including the program editor.

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