New Ti-84 OS released!!!

[Schoolhacker]

TI-OS 2.53 Released for TI-84+ Family
Posted by Nikky on 15 February 2010, 18:30 GMT


Texas Instruments has released a significant OS upgrade for the TI-84+ family of calculators. Version 2.53 was made available for download earlier today at TI's official website, and appears to contain significant changes to the operating system. Also updated were manuals to reflect the OS changes, and Catalog Help was upgraded to version 1.1. A preview version of 2.53 was allegedly leaked to community members, and multiple sites have reported

Features of 2.53 include:
Mathprint, which provides functionality similar to the PrettyPrint application. TI notes that "With MathPrint, educators and students can input and view math symbols, formulas and stacked fractions exactly as they appear in textbooks."
A "two page" MODE menu to access Mathprint options.
Mathprint allows the use of basic copy/paste for recalling past calculations by scrolling through the output.
Multiple new hooks and 96 additional bcalls.
WikiTI has been updating a page documenting new features, bugs, and incompatibility issues. Notable highlights include:
All programs using the home screen will most likely be broken if Mathprint is enabled.
Mathprint cannot handle overly complex equations.
Omnicalc and CalcUtil experience significant runtime issues.
Users are reporting that many BASIC programs are significantly slower.


As with any significant OS update, users are encouraged to try the new features and to test compatibility with 3rd party software. It is important to restate that many BASIC programs are experiencing major slowdown issues, and casual users may want to refrain from updating at this time if they run BASIC programs. If you do choose to upgrade, please share your experiences!

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[Tyrael]

I've seen it in action, hate it.
I'm still on my baby ti-83