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From: hgabert on 13 Sep 2009 19:28
On Sep 13, 5:03 pm, TW <timwess...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > (Can't wait for the totally bug-free version 2.16, the mother of all
> > ROM updates, the last one we'll ever need!)
>
> Hah?
>
> It is extreeemly difficult to make any changes to the ROM. Most banks
> are completely full *to the bit*. In other words, if you want to fix
> something and to do so you need to add a single sysRPL comman (1
> nibble), you will have to find a place nearby that you can edit to
> save a nibble and that won't shift anything out of place. If you shift
> it at all, the calculator will come crashing down.
>
> There isn't lack of desire to fix and add things, but rather making
> any changes takes WAY too long and quickly becomes an exercise in
> frustration.
>
> TW

I know. My comment was tongue-in cheek.

(Personally, I did go back to Ver. 2.09, though. Among other things,
I like the fact that, with that version, you can directly graph
algebraic expressions, without having to resort to work-arounds for
some cases).
From: TW on 13 Sep 2009 20:45
> I know.  My comment was tongue-in cheek.

I thought so, but I would elaborate for anyone who might not
understand the issues. I will try and track down where the problem
happened at. I suspect it was to fix something else, but ended up
breaking another thing. . . :-(

TW
From: hgabert on 13 Sep 2009 22:30
On Sep 13, 6:45 pm, TW <timwess...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > I know.  My comment was tongue-in cheek.
>
> I thought so, but I would elaborate for anyone who might not
> understand the issues. I will try and track down where the problem
> happened at. I suspect it was to fix something else, but ended up
> breaking another thing. . . :-(
>
> TW

Thanks for all you do! (And this is not tongue-in-cheek).

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