TI removes access to assembly programs on the TI-83 Premium CE

Re:TI removes access to assembly programs on the TI-83 Premi... by stuntkite on Thursday May 21, 2020 @05:23PM (#23265554)

TI's strangle hold on the education market is stupid. Anyone that's looking for an affordable ($99)and modern calculator, check out the Numworks. It's fantastic. It does all the normal things a calculator should do and comes with a Python interpreter out of the box. Check out their simulator[0]. Also the hardware and software are open source[1].

[0] https://www.numworks.com/simulator/ [1] https://github.com/numworks

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Re:TI removes access to assembly programs on the TI-83 Premi... by faizshah on Friday May 22, 2020 @02:41AM (#23269281)

I find a programmable hardware interface like that for python programs to be enticing. Does it work with anaconda?

This led me down a rabbit hole of looking at the weird newer calculators like TI nspire. Do any of these calculators have a wifi interface? Would love to see whats possible if I can use urllib...

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Re:TI removes access to assembly programs on the TI-83 Premi... by stuntkite on Friday May 22, 2020 @01:15PM (#23274495)

Lol. No, i don't think it'll load up conda but the os is open source and it is an ARM cpu... So maybe if you wanna work for it? However, this mod might be your speed[0]. I've been meaning to do it to mine. Get yourself an rpi zero inside the shell seamlessly. You can switch between them on the same screen. It's pretty neat. Add a 4G modem and you got yourself a smart phone!

[0] https://zardam.github.io/post/raspberrypi-numworks/

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Re:TI removes access to assembly programs on the TI-83 Premi... by pests on Thursday May 21, 2020 @05:55PM (#23265914)

Is it accepted on tests?

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Re:TI removes access to assembly programs on the TI-83 Premi... by Allezxandre on Thursday May 21, 2020 @06:06PM (#23266043)

I don't know for other countries, but as for France, it's compliant with the exam-mode that all calculators must comply to for national exams.

So I can't say for your specific case, but if you're a teacher, at least this feature exists and you can use it with your students.

By the way, even the iPhone has some apps compliant with this feature, where you're basically locked into the App. If you do manage to leave the App (i.e. by force restarting your phone), you void the exam start timestamp that the App saved

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Re:TI removes access to assembly programs on the TI-83 Premi... by TomatoTomato on Thursday May 21, 2020 @10:57PM (#23268272)

The NumWorks graphing calculator is approved for use on the PSAT, SAT and ACT college entrance exams.

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Re:TI removes access to assembly programs on the TI-83 Premi... by jedieaston on Thursday May 21, 2020 @06:24PM (#23266219)

It’s acceptable on the SAT and (I believe) AP exams.

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/taking-the-tes...

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