Despite the delay, January’s PotM is finally here! Our members started off the new year strong, with close to 20 projects being featured in this post. Since we’ll be recapping the progress on the project during January, be sure to check out their forum threads to see what else has been happening since.
As always, be sure to vote in the poll on your favorite completed project this month!
- All languages for the TI 84 + CE: calcgeek is working on a project which aims to provide language fonts/translation for a number of different languages. Right now they’ve been working on Hebrew, and their translation program supports 500+ different common words.
- CE Patch Manager: extend your CEs archive up to 12MB!: Qnex created a utility for patching the TI-OS to support larger flash memory chips, giving people who have replaced or upgraded their calculator’s flash chip in the past a way to take advantage of the extra space.
- Creating a custom AP and protocol for the TI-Nspire Navigator System: With this project, QuestBoy38 hopes to use the TI-Nspire CX Navigator system to communicate with another device, such as a Raspberry Pi. They hope to then use the Raspberry Pi for heavier tasks which the CX may be unable to handle, and then send information from those programs back to the calculator.
- FamiCalc - an NES emulator for the TI-84 Plus CE: Zaalane published a new pre-release of their NES emulator, adding MMC3 support and a full APU implementation, among other bugfixes and smaller changes. They invite you to test your favorite NES games with this new pre-release and let them know of any bugs or feedback you may have!
- HD Picture Viewer [C] [TI-84 Plus CE]: TheLastMillennial spent January working on adding GIF support to their HD Picture Viewer program. In an attempt to increase the framerate for larger GIFs, they’ve also been working on their own graphics routines. Finally, they also re-wrote their converter program to use Avalonia, allowing the program to run on macOS and Linux as well as Windows.
- lwIP Library with CDC-Ethernet for the TI-84+ CE: ACagliano created a configuration wizard for the lwIP app, with the intent that users will be able to configure global parameters of the library. Once the app is available as a dynamic library, these settings will be able to affect any other program that calls into the app.
- Making a python transpiler #3 (and preceding thread): Voblit has been working on a program to compile TI-84+ CE Python programs to eZ80 assembly. This month, they finished the tokenizer component of their project.
- "PAMS" Interpreter: Fard shared an interpreter written in Fortran for their simple programming language, PAMS. PAMS features four operations: Print, Add, Minus, and Syntax. If you’re a fan of programming languages, you may enjoy writing your own PAMS interpreter, as Cemetech users shared in the thread.
- PortCE (Compile ti84ce games for Windows/Linux): ZERICO2005 released the second version of their PortCE program this month. This new version supports the fontlibc library, along with zx0 and zx7 decompression, emulation improvements, and bug fixes.
- Reviving the WAP: Privacy_Dragon created a WAP page to show users current disruptions on Dutch railways, along with sharing an update on the status of other WAP pages, including a new search engine for WAP pages: W@PFind. If you’re a fan of older phones, be sure to check it out!
- 1980s-era Rogue port: dsteffen has been working on porting the original 1980s rougelike Rogue to the TI-84+ CE, with a stripped down curses implementation they’ve written. For any fans of Rogue (or NetHack), this is definitely a program to check out!
- ScreenSaver CE: APD powered screensaver animations: merthsoft, RoccoLox Programs, and TIny_Hacker released an update to their screensaver program. The update includes a new animation with colors that fade in and out, along with a preview feature to test out screensavers in the settings app.
- Taxi game: calcgeek started work on a taxi game for the TI-84+ CE, using Hybrid BASIC. They’ve taken advantage of a custom font to draw road tiles. Go show them your support!
- Text Sprite Generator: mr womp womp returned to their TI-84+ text sprite generator after ten years with a number of optimizations. Additionally, the program now displays “WORKING…” while creating a sprite, and allows both [2nd] and [enter] to be used in the main menu.
- TICEVID - A USB Video Player: ThePinkHacker worked on implementing async video playback this month. They plan to support caption and chapter data in the future as well.
- TinyTurtle: A lightweight Turtle Graphics module for HP Prime: komame published three updates for their Turtle Graphics module in January, adding examples, fixing bugs, and making some useful optimizations. They also added a simplified Screen class, a number of methods, and some safeguards to prevent unintended behavior. For a more detailed recap, be sure to check out the topic!
- Trackinator: merthsoft made a Discord bot to handle assigning the “Active” role to members of Cemetech’s discord server. The bot provides some moderation features as well, with the intent of removing dependance on the “Arcane” bot currently in use.
- Train Simulator Controller: KermMartian built a custom table to support their train simulator controller, which attaches modularly to their desk so it can be removed or adjusted when needed. They’ve also been working on reverse-engineering a GSM-R Driver’s Control Panel, with the intent of incorporating it into the controller to provide control inputs as well as displaying text and info routed from Train Sim World 6. Take a look at the topic for more pictures and some videos of the simulator in action!
- WebTILP: a web version of TILP - now available in v1 (beta): Initially a performance test for the Codex CLI, Adriweb published WebTILP, a web version of the TiLP linking program which makes use of WebUSB. The web app supports any WebUSB-compatible browser, meaning even mobile devices can now benefit from a convenient way to transfer files, take screenshots, and view device info for your calculator.
- Worms68k Party for TI-89: orokro revisited their TI-89 Worms clone after almost a decade, making use of Gemini to detect a bug which had stumped them in 2017. With this newfound motivation, they’ve added more features and are hoping to release the game soon after polishing up the game a bit and fixing some bugs. Check out the topic for an awesome trailer video they’ve created for the game!
As always, be sure to vote in the poll on your favorite completed project this month!
