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Postby dafpp » Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:04 pm

@heyy> Here: http://tiplanet.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=9236&sid=4264cacda7ef5e083cdf0e492c55881d&start=100#p124929
@flyingfisch> No no, the goal isn't to sell calculators. Confusion ... Here, "Free Calculator" means free soft &/| hard.
Making a new calculator or still programming on a no-free system ? What is the question.
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Postby flyingfisch » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:09 pm

So you mean making free calc hardware?

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Postby helder7 » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:33 pm

flyingfisch wrote:So you mean making free calc hardware?

i saw a project for dev a free hardware/software calc some time ago, http://www.uberspire.com/
is abandoned?
SiO2 + CaCO3 ----------> CaSiO3 + CO2

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Postby dafpp » Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:49 pm

@Helder: obrigado, não sabia.
@flyingfisch: when i said making means soft and/or hard.
First step: free software wich can do the same like a TI or Casio calculator.
Second step: free OS multi system.
Third step: Assembly free component to make a free calculator.
so -> programming a new OS.
A linux 'hibrid' makes sens ? A Free OS for actual architecture system Casio/TI/HP ?
"Les spécialistes commencent par n'apprendre que ce qu'ils aiment et
finissent par n'aimer que ce qu'ils ont appris." - Gilbert Cesbron.
"Si nous avons chacun un objet et que nous les echangeons, nous avons
chacun un objet. Si nous avons chacun une idée et que nous les
échangeons, nous avons chacun deux idées." - Proverbe Chinois.

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Postby Purobaz » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:10 am

I don't know anybody who are interested in working for free ?

In fact calculators are useless except at school. And usually good programers are no longer at school.
In my opinion, this project is utopian and won't interest anybody.

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Postby dafpp » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:36 am

@Purobaz: "In fact calculators are useless except at school. " -> scientific calculator: yes, for the moment: yes.
Working on a free calculator made that we could make everything what we want. EVERYTHING.
Make what exist better and free. Reusing what exists ->> free software.
"Les spécialistes commencent par n'apprendre que ce qu'ils aiment et
finissent par n'aimer que ce qu'ils ont appris." - Gilbert Cesbron.
"Si nous avons chacun un objet et que nous les echangeons, nous avons
chacun un objet. Si nous avons chacun une idée et que nous les
échangeons, nous avons chacun deux idées." - Proverbe Chinois.

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Postby Eiyeron » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:53 am

Dafp, at the moment that the calculator would be that developed, we CAN consider that calc like a computer.
The nSpire is a bit borderline at my opinion: really faster as the others calcs, nw support Standard programming with well-known SDL, Port of the original DOOM...
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Postby dafpp » Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:26 pm

Calculators is just a processor > OS.
Why I am able to have only a OS casio, with theirs programs on my Calculator ?
Why not, a day gnu programs on my calculator ?
Why I couldn't have a free calculator which can make the same what exist today ?
"Les spécialistes commencent par n'apprendre que ce qu'ils aiment et
finissent par n'aimer que ce qu'ils ont appris." - Gilbert Cesbron.
"Si nous avons chacun un objet et que nous les echangeons, nous avons
chacun un objet. Si nous avons chacun une idée et que nous les
échangeons, nous avons chacun deux idées." - Proverbe Chinois.

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Postby helder7 » Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:44 pm

Purobaz wrote:I don't know anybody who are interested in working for free ?

In fact calculators are useless except at school. And usually good programers are no longer at school.
In my opinion, this project is utopian and won't interest anybody.

yes, for exemple, vanhoa left calculator scene to dev for android devices!
SiO2 + CaCO3 ----------> CaSiO3 + CO2

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Postby dafpp » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:17 pm

Que pena. I think world calculator is a chance for programmers who wants to programming only for fun.
A lot of people have a calculator(s) and not a phone for programming.

mobile phone programs -> $$
calculator programs -> ^^

I want to have a calculator which make what I want.
"Les spécialistes commencent par n'apprendre que ce qu'ils aiment et
finissent par n'aimer que ce qu'ils ont appris." - Gilbert Cesbron.
"Si nous avons chacun un objet et que nous les echangeons, nous avons
chacun un objet. Si nous avons chacun une idée et que nous les
échangeons, nous avons chacun deux idées." - Proverbe Chinois.

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