I've created a certificate patch for installing freeware TI-73 Flash applications, so now we can create them ourselves.
It's called Free73, and it's at http://brandonw.net/calcstuff/free73.zip. It's a one time only patch, immune to any reset or OS update.
With this, I created a shell called Tortoise (at http://brandonw.net/calcstuff/Tortoise.zip) which is capable of running Mallard-compatible programs. I intend to add some really cool stuff to it involving hooks and embedding variables within the application itself, creating a pseudo user archive (which the 73 currently lacks (it's app only)).
So why should anyone care? I don't know, really, but hopefully this adds some life to the TI-73, which is actually a very nice calculator. Hardware-wise, it's identical to the 83+ (you can even put the 83+ OS on it if you don't want to deal with any of this), and it has some interesting differences from the 83+ OS (for example, it has an interrupt hook similar to the TI-86, and tons of other things).
This certificate patcher also paves the way for making third-party 83+/84+ series OSes easy. People can install a patch, and then we can sign OSes using our own key and send them to the calculator using any of the currently available software, including TI's.
So, long story short, buy a 73 if you see it.
It's called Free73, and it's at http://brandonw.net/calcstuff/free73.zip. It's a one time only patch, immune to any reset or OS update.
With this, I created a shell called Tortoise (at http://brandonw.net/calcstuff/Tortoise.zip) which is capable of running Mallard-compatible programs. I intend to add some really cool stuff to it involving hooks and embedding variables within the application itself, creating a pseudo user archive (which the 73 currently lacks (it's app only)).
So why should anyone care? I don't know, really, but hopefully this adds some life to the TI-73, which is actually a very nice calculator. Hardware-wise, it's identical to the 83+ (you can even put the 83+ OS on it if you don't want to deal with any of this), and it has some interesting differences from the 83+ OS (for example, it has an interrupt hook similar to the TI-86, and tons of other things).
This certificate patcher also paves the way for making third-party 83+/84+ series OSes easy. People can install a patch, and then we can sign OSes using our own key and send them to the calculator using any of the currently available software, including TI's.
So, long story short, buy a 73 if you see it.