Scratch

cpumaster930 · 2011-09-06 14:10:16

TI-BASIC, for those of you who don't know, is the built-in program editor on TI-83/84 series calculators. You can use it to make convenient command macros (or whatever they're called), or even games if you're good enough. I've made Deal or No Deal, Chain Rule (similar to my project by the same name), and a five-game arcade (which takes up half of the RAM on my TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, lol).
I taught myself in 7th and 8th grade by analyzing some sample programs, and it's quite similar to Scratch except that it doesn't use sprites--just one long script. You can tell the calculator to print data to certain parts of the screen, clear the screen, get input from the user, etc. and make some graphics if you get crafty with the pen tool. cool

Anyone else know TI-BASIC? Discuss.

urhungry · 2011-09-06 14:31:47

I've never really understood the language, but I would like to learn it. I've got a Casio Prizim calculator, so of course I have to learn it's Basic variant, but it'll give something to do at school if I do.

rabbit1131 · 2011-09-06 14:39:36

No.. But I have a TI-84 calculator. I'll look it up.

cpumaster930 · 2011-09-06 14:42:49

rabbit1131 wrote:
No.. But I have a TI-84 calculator. I'll look it up.

big_smile

It's really not that hard to learn wink
I might do a tutorial in Advanced Topics if there's a demand for it tongue

cheddargirl · 2011-09-06 14:50:43

I've heard about it, but never got around to learning it. ^^; I think my brother knows a little about it though (lucky him, his math teacher taught his class about it), he uses it to make small calculator animations. smile

cpumaster930 · 2011-09-06 14:54:49

cheddargirl wrote:
I've heard about it, but never got around to learning it. ^^; I think my brother knows a little about it though (lucky him, his math teacher taught his class about it), he uses it to make small calculator animations.

You're brother's lucky yikes

:ClrHome
:Disp "WHAT'S MY"
:Input "NUMBER? ",A
:randInt(1,5)->B
:If A=B
:Then
:Disp "CORRECT!"
:Else
:Disp "INCORRECT!"
:End

Simple script tongue

Also, I just noticed your title is "Scratch Team" rather than "Community Moderator" yikes Now I'm jealous tongue

cskidmsonic · 2011-09-06 16:34:42

cpumaster930 wrote:
TI-BASIC, for those of you who don't know, is the built-in program editor on TI-83/84 series calculators. You can use it to make convenient command macros (or whatever they're called), or even games if you're good enough. I've made Deal or No Deal, Chain Rule (similar to my project by the same name), and a five-game arcade (which takes up half of the RAM on my TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, lol).
I taught myself in 7th and 8th grade by analyzing some sample programs, and it's quite similar to Scratch except that it doesn't use sprites--just one long script. You can tell the calculator to print data to certain parts of the screen, clear the screen, get input from the user, etc. and make some graphics if you get crafty with the pen tool.

Anyone else know TI-BASIC? Discuss.

Yes, I do. It's also used for the TI-89.

Harakou · 2011-09-06 21:32:11

Yep, I use it all the time for making stuff to keep me busy in school. I've got multiple games, an analog clock, a couple utilities to do calculations for me, and a few other things. It's extremely useful. big_smile

hdarken · 2011-09-06 21:45:43

I have: pong, rush hour, and tiny cars on my TI-84 SE.

GirWaffles64 · 2011-09-06 22:05:12

I programmed tron on mine

hmnwilson · 2011-09-06 22:27:17

I have a TI-83. Earlier today I was trying to make a Snake game during science class, but it's harder than it looks...

Harakou · 2011-09-06 22:28:26

hmnwilson wrote:
I have a TI-83. Earlier today I was trying to make a Snake game during science class, but it's harder than it looks...

Snake tends to be pretty hard in a slow language like BASIC, because it quickly gets bogged down in the loops. hmm

AtomicBawm3 · 2011-09-06 22:59:30

Yep. I play with it when I'm bored in class. I've written a 3D maze, a raycaster, a calculator for pi, a dodging game, a word processor (was reeeeeeeaaally slow), and I'm working on a program that calculates linear regression.

wmays · 2011-09-07 09:13:23

Wow! This makes me want to get one.

BTW, is it edited on the computer?

cpumaster930 · 2011-09-07 09:28:20

wmays wrote:
Wow! This makes me want to get one.

BTW, is it edited on the computer?

Yes and no...I suppose you could edit it on a computer with TI-Connect, but I usually do it all right on the calc. smile It's easier to get some of the symbols, like the (not equal to) symbol, on a calculator rather than on a computer. smile

@Atomic: 3D maze and raycaster?
uploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecode

Sorry about that, I just love awesome stuff done on calculators and I'd really like to see how that's done tongue

Harakou · 2011-09-07 20:27:14

wmays wrote:
Wow! This makes me want to get one.

BTW, is it edited on the computer?

Nope, it's done right on the calculator, although you probably could write on the computer if you wanted. (You can also write apps on the computer and compile them to the calculator's native assembly language, but that's a bit more involved.)

hdarken · 2011-09-07 20:49:53

cpumaster930 wrote:
wmays wrote:
Wow! This makes me want to get one.

BTW, is it edited on the computer?
Yes and no...I suppose you could edit it on a computer with TI-Connect, but I usually do it all right on the calc. It's easier to get some of the symbols, like the (not equal to) symbol, on a calculator rather than on a computer.

@Atomic: 3D maze and raycaster?
uploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecodeuploadthecode

Sorry about that, I just love awesome stuff done on calculators and I'd really like to see how that's done

You can get the maze game here.

16Skittles · 2011-09-07 21:19:33

Anyone want to make a TI-Basic collab?

Edit: I'll make a thread, anyone interested head over there.
Edit 2: Collab

Last edited by 16Skittles (2011-09-07 21:29:44)

jji7skyline · 2011-09-07 21:30:49

I know a bit of this... it doesn't work on computers does it? hmm

16Skittles · 2011-09-07 21:39:02

jji7skyline wrote:
I know a bit of this... it doesn't work on computers does it?

umm, it's specifically calculator based, although you can find editors for your computer.

meowmeow55 · 2011-09-07 21:47:49

I haven't been around TI-84 calculators enough to learn it D:
It looks pretty cool, though. I've seen some apps, too.

Scratch

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